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Prince Andrew's removal from the last vestiges of royal life has not only reshaped his future - it's sending ripples through his immediate relatives too.

Sarah Ferguson's Title Change

The former spouse 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.

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

"She has lost a bit of cachet over this," noted one monarchy expert. "She definitely does use the title – even her social media profile is @SarahTheDuchess."

But the relinquishment of her status may affect her much less than the controversy she's facing separately about her own links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Last month, multiple organizations dropped her as patron after an email from 2011 showed that she called Epstein her "greatest ally" and seemed to apologise for her negative comments of him.

Professional Endeavors and Philanthropy

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

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

But Ferguson has been a great survivor in royal circles. She's kept bouncing back.

"She is the ultimate survivor and expert at transforming," commented one royal author.

The Princesses

For the couple's two daughters, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no official alteration.

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

There is also no change to the royal succession order.

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

But in practice their positions are "low down" and will likely become even more remote as years pass.

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also currently non-official royals, and while they occasionally take on roles – The younger princess was recently announced as a mentor for the King's Foundation network – experts also suggest they "can't see a scenario" in which they would step up into royal duties.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie are concerned, I think there's an appreciation of the fact that this scandal isn't about them, and it's unjust for it to impact them directly in the separate paths they are carving out for themselves," explains one royal commentator.

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

Final Impact

Ultimately, there appears to be minimal uncertainty that the individual who will be most impacted by all of this will be Prince Andrew himself.

For someone who always liked the trappings of royalty, the pomp and the pageantry, the loss of his titles is deeply humiliating.

Therefore lacking these, on a individual basis, will significantly count.