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Prince Andrew's exit from the last vestiges of monarchical duties has not only reshaped his future - it's creating waves through his family too.

Fergie's Title Change

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

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

Throughout this period, she has maintained the honorary royal divorcee title Sarah, Duchess of York. Now, she reverts to her maiden name of Ferguson.

"She will have lost a certain prestige over this," noted one royal commentator. "She certainly utilizes the title – including her social media profile is @TheDuchessSarah."

But the loss of her title may affect her much less than the scandal she's facing separately about her own links with the convicted financier.

Recently, multiple organizations removed her as patron after correspondence from over a decade ago revealed that she referred to Epstein her "supreme friend" and seemed to apologise for her negative comments of him.

Business Ventures and Philanthropy

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

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

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in royal circles. She has continued 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, thirty-seven, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no formal change.

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

There is also no modification to the line of succession.

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

But in reality their positions are "distant" and will probably become even more remote as time goes on.

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also presently non-official royals, and while they occasionally take on roles – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a advisor for the monarch's charity network – experts also say they "can't see a scenario" 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 controversy isn't about them, and it's not fair for it to impact them personally in the independent lives they are building for themselves," says one monarchy analyst.

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

Final Impact

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

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

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