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Prince Andrew's removal from the final remnants of monarchical duties has not only reshaped his future - it's sending ripples through his immediate relatives too.

Sarah Ferguson's Title Change

The former spouse 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.

Throughout this period, she has maintained the honorary royal divorcee title Sarah, York Duchess. Now, she reverts to her birth name of Ferguson.

"She has lost a certain prestige over this," said one royal commentator. "She certainly utilizes the title – even her Twitter bio is @TheDuchessSarah."

But the relinquishment of her status may impact her much less than the controversy she's dealing with independently about her own links with Jeffrey Epstein.

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

Business Ventures and Charity Work

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

And these, too, are more probable to be impacted by the Epstein scandal than any alteration in status, notes one royal commentator.

But Ferguson has been a great survivor in royal circles. She's kept bouncing back.

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

The Princesses

For the couple'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 birth.

Additionally there is no modification to the royal succession order.

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

But in practice their standing are "distant" and will likely become even more remote as years pass.

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also presently non-official royals, and while they do sometimes take on roles – The younger princess was recently named as a advisor for the monarch's charity program – experts also say they "don't envision a scenario" in which they would advance into official responsibilities.

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie are concerned, I think there's an understanding of the fact that this controversy isn't about them, and it's unjust for it to impact them personally in the independent lives they are carving out for themselves," says one monarchy analyst.

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

Ultimate Consequences

In the end, there seems to be minimal uncertainty that the person who will be most impacted by all of this will be Prince Andrew himself.

For a man who always liked the trappings of royalty, the ceremony and the ceremony, the relinquishment of his honors is profoundly embarrassing.

Therefore lacking these, on a individual basis, will really matter.