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The Duke'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, sixty-six, the transition will be the most apparent.

Throughout this period, she has maintained the honorary royal divorcee title Sarah, Duchess of York. Currently, she returns to her maiden name of Ferguson.

"She will have lost a certain prestige over this," noted one royal commentator. "She certainly does use the title – even her social media profile is @TheDuchessSarah."

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

Last month, several charities dropped her as patron after an email from 2011 revealed 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 philanthropy, Ferguson also has multiple commercial enterprises.

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

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

"She's the ultimate survivor and expert at transforming," said one monarchy writer.

The Princesses

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

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

There is also no change to the line of succession.

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

But in reality their standing are "low down" and will probably become even more remote as time goes on.

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also currently non-official royals, and while they occasionally take on roles – The younger princess was recently named as a mentor for the King's Foundation program – commentators also say they "can't see a scenario" in which they would advance into official responsibilities.

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie are concerned, I think there's an appreciation of the reality that this controversy doesn't involve them, and it's unjust for it to affect them personally in the independent lives they are carving out for themselves," explains one royal commentator.

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

Ultimate Consequences

In the end, there seems to be minimal uncertainty that the individual who will be most impacted by these developments 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 deeply humiliating.

Therefore lacking those, on a personal level, will significantly count.