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The Duke's removal from the final remnants of monarchical duties has not only reshaped his future - it's creating waves through his family too.

Sarah Ferguson's New Status

His ex-wife has now surrendered her ducal status and will simply be known as Sarah Ferguson.

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

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

"She will have lost a certain prestige over this," noted one monarchy expert. "She definitely does use the title – including her Twitter bio 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 Jeffrey Epstein.

Last month, multiple organizations removed her as ambassador after correspondence from 2011 revealed that she referred to Epstein her "supreme friend" and appeared to express regret for her public criticism of him.

Business Ventures and Philanthropy

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

And these ventures, are more probable to be impacted by the Epstein controversy than any alteration in status, notes one monarchy analyst.

But Ferguson has been a great survivor in royal circles. She has continued bouncing back.

"She's the supreme perseverer and expert at transforming," said one royal author.

The Princesses

For Andrew and Sarah's offspring, Beatrice, thirty-seven, and Eugenie, 35, there's no official alteration.

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

There is also no change to the royal succession order.

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

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

Future Prospects

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 – commentators also say they "don't envision a world" in which they would advance into royal duties.

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

"The princesses are particularly unlucky victims, they've had to suffer in silence and have been dignified in their silence," adds another monarchy writer.

Ultimate Consequences

Ultimately, there seems to be little doubt that the individual who will be most impacted by all of this will be the Duke himself.

For a man who always liked the royal privileges, the ceremony and the ceremony, the loss of his titles is deeply humiliating.

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