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The Duke's exit from the final remnants of monarchical duties has not only reshaped his future - it's creating waves through his family too.

Fergie's Title Change

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

For Sarah, 66, the transition will be the most apparent.

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

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

But the relinquishment of her status may impact her much less than the controversy she's facing separately about her own connections to the convicted financier.

Recently, multiple organizations removed her as patron after an email from over a decade ago showed that she called Epstein her "greatest ally" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.

Professional Endeavors and Charity Work

Away 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, says one monarchy analyst.

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

"She is the ultimate survivor and expert at transforming," said one royal author.

The Daughters

For Andrew and Sarah's two daughters, Beatrice, thirty-seven, and Eugenie, thirty-five, 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 line of succession.

Andrew remains eighth in line to the throne, followed by his children Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth position in that order.

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

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also currently non-official royals, and while they do sometimes accept positions – The younger princess was recently named as a mentor for the monarch's charity program – commentators also suggest they "can't see a world" in which they would advance into official responsibilities.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie are concerned, I think there's an understanding of the fact that this controversy doesn't involve them, and it's unjust for it to impact them personally in the separate paths they are building for themselves," explains one royal commentator.

"The princesses are most unfortunate victims, they've had to suffer in silence and have been dignified in their silence," adds another monarchy writer.

Final Impact

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

For someone who consistently enjoyed the royal privileges, the pomp and the pageantry, the relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.

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