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Prince Andrew's exit from the final remnants of royal life has not only reshaped his future - it's sending ripples through his family too.

Fergie's New Status

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

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

For all these years, she has kept the courtesy royal divorcee title Sarah, Duchess of York. Now, she returns to her birth name of Ferguson.

"She will have lost a bit of cachet over this," said one monarchy expert. "She definitely utilizes the title – even her social media profile is @TheDuchessSarah."

But the relinquishment of her status may impact her much less than the scandal she's dealing with independently about her own links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Last month, several charities removed her as ambassador after an email from 2011 showed 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 affected by the Epstein scandal than any alteration in status, notes one monarchy analyst.

But Ferguson has been a great survivor in monarchical networks. She's kept bouncing back.

"She is the ultimate survivor and master of reinvention," said one royal author.

The Daughters

For the couple's offspring, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, there's no official alteration.

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

Additionally there is no modification to the royal succession order.

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

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

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also currently non-official royals, and while they do sometimes take on roles – Princess Eugenie was recently named as a advisor for the King's Foundation program – experts also suggest they "don't envision a scenario" in which they would advance into official responsibilities.

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

"The princesses are most unfortunate victims, they've had to endure quietly and have been dignified in their reserve," adds 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 always liked the royal privileges, the ceremony and the pageantry, the relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.

Therefore lacking those, on a individual basis, will really matter.