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Prince Andrew's exit from the final remnants of royal life has not only reshaped his future - it's sending ripples through his family too.

Fergie's New Status

His ex-wife has now lost her duchess title and will now be referred to as Sarah Ferguson.

For Ferguson, 66, the transition will be the most visible.

For all these years, she has maintained the honorary royal divorcee title Sarah, Duchess of York. Now, she reverts to her maiden name of Ferguson.

"She will have lost a certain prestige over this," said one monarchy expert. "She certainly does use the title – including her Twitter bio is @TheDuchessSarah."

But the loss of her title may impact her much less than the controversy she's dealing with independently about her own links with the convicted financier.

Last month, several charities removed her as ambassador after correspondence from 2011 showed that she called Epstein her "supreme friend" and seemed to apologise for her negative comments of him.

Professional Endeavors 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 scandal than any change in title, notes one monarchy analyst.

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in royal circles. She's kept bouncing back.

"She is the supreme perseverer and expert at transforming," commented one monarchy writer.

The Princesses

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

They will still be referred to as royal princesses, which they have been entitled to since birth.

Additionally there is no modification to the royal succession order.

Andrew remains eighth position to the throne, succeeded by his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth position in that order.

But in practice their standing are "low down" and will likely become much further down as years pass.

Future Prospects

The princesses are also presently non-working royals, and while they occasionally accept positions – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a advisor for the King's Foundation program – experts also suggest 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 appreciation of the fact that this scandal isn't about them, and it's unjust for it to impact them personally in the separate paths they are carving out for themselves," says one royal commentator.

"Their daughters are particularly unlucky affected parties, they've had to endure quietly and have been composed in their silence," states another monarchy writer.

Ultimate Consequences

Ultimately, there appears to be little doubt that the person who will be most affected by all of this will be Prince Andrew himself.

For a man who always liked the royal privileges, the pomp and the ceremony, the loss of his titles is profoundly embarrassing.

So to not have these, on a individual basis, will significantly count.