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The Duke's removal from the final remnants of monarchical duties has not only reshaped his future - it's sending ripples through his family too.

Fergie's Title Change

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

For Ferguson, 66, the transition will be the most visible.

Throughout this period, she has kept the courtesy royal post-marital designation Sarah, Duchess of York. Currently, she reverts to her birth name of Ferguson.

"She will have lost a bit of cachet over this," said one royal commentator. "She certainly does use the title – including her social media profile is @SarahTheDuchess."

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

Recently, several charities removed her as patron after correspondence from over a decade ago showed that she referred to Epstein her "greatest ally" and appeared to express regret for her public criticism of him.

Business Ventures and Philanthropy

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

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

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in royal circles. She's kept recovering strongly.

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

The Daughters

For the couple's two daughters, 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 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 in that order.

But in practice their standing are "distant" and will likely become much further down as years pass.

Future Prospects

The princesses are also presently non-working royals, and while they do sometimes accept positions – The younger princess was recently named as a advisor for the monarch's charity program – commentators also say they "can't see a scenario" in which they would advance into royal duties.

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an appreciation of the fact that this scandal isn't about them, and it's not fair for it to affect them personally in the separate paths they are building for themselves," says one royal commentator.

"The princesses are most unfortunate affected parties, they've had to endure quietly and have been dignified in their silence," adds another royal author.

Ultimate Consequences

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

For someone who always liked the royal privileges, the ceremony and the pageantry, the loss of his titles is profoundly embarrassing.

So to not have those, on a individual basis, will really matter.