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The Duke's exit from the last vestiges of royal life has not only altered his path - it's sending ripples through his immediate relatives too.

Fergie's Title Change

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

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

For all these years, she has kept the courtesy royal post-marital designation Sarah, Duchess of York. Currently, she returns to her maiden name of Ferguson.

"She will have lost a certain prestige over this," said one royal commentator. "She certainly 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 dealing with independently about her own connections to the convicted financier.

Last month, several charities removed her as ambassador after correspondence from over a decade ago showed that she referred to Epstein her "supreme friend" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.

Business Ventures and Philanthropy

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

And these, too, are more probable to be impacted by the Epstein scandal than any change in title, says one royal commentator.

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

"She is the supreme perseverer and master of reinvention," said one royal author.

The Daughters

For Andrew and Sarah's two daughters, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, there's no official alteration.

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

Additionally there is no modification to the line of succession.

Andrew remains eighth in line to the throne, succeeded by his children Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth place respectively.

But in reality their standing are "low down" and will probably become much further down as time goes on.

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also currently non-official royals, and while they do sometimes accept positions – The younger princess was recently announced as a advisor for the monarch's charity program – experts also suggest they "can't see a world" in which they would step up into royal duties.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an appreciation of the fact that this controversy doesn't involve them, and it's not fair for it to affect them directly in the independent lives they are building for themselves," explains one royal commentator.

"The princesses are most unfortunate victims, they've had to suffer in silence and have been composed in their reserve," adds another royal author.

Ultimate Consequences

Ultimately, there appears 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 trappings of royalty, the ceremony and the ceremony, the relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.

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