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Prince Andrew's exit from the final remnants of royal life has not only altered his path - it's creating waves through his family too.

Sarah Ferguson's Title Change

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 apparent.

For all these years, she has kept the courtesy royal post-marital designation Sarah, Duchess of York. Now, she returns to her maiden name of Ferguson.

"She will have lost a certain prestige over this," said one monarchy expert. "She definitely does use the title – even her social media profile is @SarahTheDuchess."

But the loss of her title may impact her much less than the scandal she's facing separately about her own connections to the convicted financier.

Recently, multiple organizations removed her as ambassador after correspondence from 2011 showed that she referred to Epstein her "greatest ally" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.

Professional Endeavors and Philanthropy

Separate from her charitable activities, Ferguson also has multiple commercial enterprises.

And these, too, are more likely to be affected by the Epstein controversy than any alteration in status, notes one royal commentator.

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in monarchical networks. She's kept bouncing back.

"She is the supreme perseverer and expert at transforming," commented one royal author.

The Daughters

For Andrew and Sarah's offspring, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, there's no formal change.

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

Additionally there is no change to the royal succession order.

Andrew remains eighth position to the crown, followed by his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth position respectively.

But in reality their standing are "low down" and will likely become even more remote as years pass.

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also currently non-working royals, and while they do sometimes accept positions – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a mentor for the King's Foundation program – experts also say they "can't see a scenario" 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 reality that this scandal isn't about them, and it's not fair for it to affect them directly in the separate paths they are carving out for themselves," says one monarchy analyst.

"The princesses are particularly unlucky affected parties, they've had to endure quietly and have been composed in their reserve," adds another royal author.

Final Impact

In the end, there seems to be little doubt that the individual who will be most affected by all of this will be the Duke himself.

For someone who consistently enjoyed the trappings of royalty, the pomp and the ceremony, the relinquishment of his honors is profoundly embarrassing.

So to not have those, on a personal level, will significantly count.