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The Duke's removal from the final remnants of monarchical duties has not only altered his path - it's sending ripples through his family too.

Fergie's New Status

The former spouse has now lost her duchess title and will now be referred to as Sarah Ferguson.

For Sarah, sixty-six, the transition will be the most visible.

Throughout this period, she has kept the courtesy royal divorcee title Sarah, Duchess of York. Now, she returns to her birth name of Ferguson.

"She will have lost a bit of cachet over this," noted one royal commentator. "She definitely utilizes the title – including her social media profile is @SarahTheDuchess."

But the relinquishment of her status may impact her much less than the scandal she's facing separately about her own links with the convicted financier.

Last month, several charities removed her as ambassador after correspondence from over a decade ago showed that she called Epstein her "greatest ally" and seemed to apologise for her negative comments of him.

Business Ventures and Charity Work

Separate from her philanthropy, Ferguson also has multiple commercial enterprises.

And these ventures, are more likely to be impacted by the Epstein controversy than any alteration in status, says one royal commentator.

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in royal circles. She has continued recovering strongly.

"She's the ultimate survivor and master of reinvention," said one monarchy writer.

The Daughters

For Andrew and Sarah's two daughters, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, there's no official alteration.

They will still be known as princesses, which they have been granted since birth.

There is also no modification to the line of succession.

The prince stays eighth in line to the throne, followed by his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth position respectively.

But in practice their standing are "low down" and will probably become much further down as time goes on.

Future Prospects

Beatrice and Eugenie are also currently non-official royals, and while they occasionally accept positions – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a advisor for the monarch's charity program – experts also say they "can't see a world" in which they would step up into royal duties.

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie are concerned, I think there's an understanding of the reality that this scandal isn't about them, and it's not fair for it to impact them directly in the independent lives they are carving out for themselves," explains one monarchy analyst.

"Their daughters are most unfortunate affected parties, they've had to endure quietly and have been composed in their reserve," adds another monarchy writer.

Final Impact

Ultimately, there appears to be minimal uncertainty that the person who will be most impacted by all of this will be the Duke himself.

For someone who always liked the trappings of royalty, the ceremony and the pageantry, the loss of his titles is profoundly embarrassing.

Therefore lacking these, on a individual basis, will significantly count.