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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.

Sarah Ferguson'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 transition will be the most apparent.

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

"She has lost a certain prestige over this," noted one monarchy expert. "She certainly does use the title – including her Twitter bio is @SarahTheDuchess."

But the loss of her title may impact her much less than the scandal she's dealing with independently about her own links with the convicted financier.

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

Business Ventures and Charity Work

Away from her philanthropy, Ferguson also has various business ventures.

And these, too, are more likely to be impacted by the Epstein controversy than any alteration in status, says one royal commentator.

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in monarchical networks. She has continued bouncing back.

"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 formal change.

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

Additionally there is no modification to the line of succession.

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

But in reality their positions are "low down" and will likely become even more remote as time goes on.

Future Prospects

The princesses are also currently non-working royals, and while they do sometimes take on roles – The younger princess was recently named as a advisor for the monarch's charity network – commentators also say they "don't envision a world" in which they would advance into official responsibilities.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an appreciation of the reality that this controversy isn't about them, and it's unjust for it to affect them directly in the separate paths they are building for themselves," explains one royal commentator.

"The princesses are most unfortunate affected parties, they've had to suffer in silence and have been dignified in their silence," states another monarchy writer.

Ultimate Consequences

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

For someone who consistently enjoyed the royal privileges, the ceremony and the pageantry, the relinquishment of his honors is profoundly embarrassing.

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