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The Duke'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 Title Change

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

For Sarah, 66, 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 birth name of Ferguson.

"She has lost a bit of cachet over this," said one monarchy expert. "She certainly does use the title – including her social media profile is @TheDuchessSarah."

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 ambassador after correspondence from 2011 revealed that she referred to Epstein her "greatest ally" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.

Professional Endeavors and Charity Work

Separate from her charitable activities, Ferguson also has various business ventures.

And these ventures, are more probable to be impacted by the Epstein controversy than any alteration in status, says one monarchy analyst.

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in monarchical networks. She's kept recovering strongly.

"She's the supreme perseverer and expert at transforming," commented one monarchy writer.

The Daughters

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

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

There is also no modification to the line of succession.

The prince stays eighth position to the throne, followed by his children Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth position in that order.

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

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also presently non-working royals, and while they occasionally take on roles – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a advisor for the monarch's charity program – commentators also suggest they "don't envision a scenario" in which they would advance into royal duties.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie are concerned, I think there's an understanding of the reality that this scandal doesn't involve them, and it's unjust for it to affect them directly in the independent lives they are building for themselves," says one monarchy analyst.

"The princesses are particularly unlucky victims, they've had to suffer in silence and have been dignified in their silence," states another monarchy writer.

Final Impact

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

For a man who always liked the royal privileges, the ceremony and the ceremony, the loss of his titles is deeply humiliating.

So to not have these, on a individual basis, will significantly count.