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Prince Andrew's removal from the final remnants of royal life has not only reshaped his future - it's creating waves through his immediate relatives too.

Fergie's New Status

The former spouse has now surrendered her ducal status and will simply be known as Sarah Ferguson.

For Ferguson, sixty-six, the change will be the most apparent.

Throughout this period, she has kept the courtesy royal divorcee title Sarah, York Duchess. Now, she returns to her birth name of Ferguson.

"She has lost a bit of cachet over this," noted one royal commentator. "She definitely utilizes the title – even her Twitter bio is @SarahTheDuchess."

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

Recently, several charities removed her as patron after an email from over a decade ago revealed that she referred to Epstein her "greatest ally" and seemed to apologise for her negative comments of him.

Professional Endeavors and Philanthropy

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

And these ventures, are more probable to be affected by the Epstein controversy than any change in title, notes one monarchy analyst.

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

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

The Daughters

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 modification to the line of succession.

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

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

Future Prospects

Beatrice and Eugenie are also currently non-working royals, and while they occasionally take on roles – The younger princess was recently announced as a mentor for the King's Foundation program – experts also say they "can't see a world" in which they would advance into royal duties.

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie are concerned, I think there's an appreciation of the reality that this scandal isn't about them, and it's unjust for it to impact them personally in the independent lives they are building for themselves," explains one monarchy analyst.

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

Ultimate Consequences

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

For someone who always liked the trappings of royalty, the pomp and the pageantry, the loss of his titles is deeply humiliating.

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