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The Duke's exit from the last vestiges of royal life has not only reshaped his future - it's creating waves through his family too.

Sarah Ferguson's New Status

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

For Ferguson, 66, the change will be the most apparent.

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

"She will have lost a certain prestige over this," noted one monarchy expert. "She definitely utilizes the title – including her social media profile is @SarahTheDuchess."

But the relinquishment of her status may affect her much less than the controversy she's facing separately about her own connections to the convicted financier.

Last month, several charities removed her as patron after an email from 2011 showed that she called Epstein her "greatest ally" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.

Professional Endeavors and Charity Work

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

And these, too, are more likely to be affected by the Epstein controversy 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 is the ultimate survivor and expert at transforming," said one royal author.

The Daughters

For the couple's offspring, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no official alteration.

They continue to be known as princesses, which they have been granted since birth.

There is also no modification to the royal succession order.

Andrew remains eighth position to the throne, followed by his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth position in that order.

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

Coming Opportunities

Beatrice and Eugenie are also currently non-official royals, and while they do sometimes take on roles – The younger princess was recently named as a advisor for the King's Foundation program – commentators also say they "don't envision a scenario" in which they would step up into official responsibilities.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an understanding of the fact that this scandal doesn't involve them, and it's unjust for it to impact them personally in the separate paths they are carving out for themselves," explains one monarchy analyst.

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

Ultimate Consequences

In the end, there appears 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 royal privileges, the ceremony and the pageantry, the relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.

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