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Prince Andrew's exit 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

His ex-wife 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 apparent.

Throughout this period, she has kept the courtesy royal post-marital designation Sarah, Duchess of York. Currently, she reverts 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 affect her much less than the scandal she's dealing with independently about her own links with the convicted financier.

Recently, several charities removed her as ambassador after an email from 2011 showed that she referred to Epstein her "supreme friend" and appeared to express regret for her negative comments of him.

Professional Endeavors and Charity Work

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

And these ventures, are more probable to be impacted by the Epstein scandal than any alteration in status, says one monarchy analyst.

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in royal circles. She has continued bouncing back.

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

The Princesses

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

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

Additionally there is no change to the line of succession.

The prince stays eighth position to the throne, followed by his children Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth place in that order.

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

Future Prospects

Beatrice and Eugenie are also presently non-working royals, and while they do sometimes accept positions – The younger princess was recently announced as a advisor for the monarch's charity network – commentators also suggest they "don't envision a scenario" in which they would step up into royal duties.

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an understanding of the reality that this scandal doesn't involve them, and it's not fair for it to affect them personally in the separate paths they are building for themselves," explains one monarchy analyst.

"Their daughters are particularly unlucky affected parties, they've had to suffer in silence and have been composed in their silence," states another royal author.

Final Impact

In the end, there appears to be minimal uncertainty that the person who will be most affected by these developments will be Prince Andrew himself.

For someone who always liked the royal privileges, the ceremony and the pageantry, the relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.

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