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

Fergie's Title Change

The former spouse has now lost her duchess title and will now be referred to as Sarah Ferguson.

For Ferguson, sixty-six, the transition will be the most apparent.

Throughout this period, 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," said one monarchy expert. "She certainly does use the title – including 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 connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

Recently, several charities dropped her as patron after correspondence from 2011 showed that she referred to Epstein her "supreme friend" and appeared to express regret for her public criticism of him.

Professional Endeavors and Philanthropy

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

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

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

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

The Daughters

For Andrew and Sarah's two daughters, Beatrice, thirty-seven, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no official alteration.

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

There is also 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 in that order.

But in reality their positions are "distant" and will likely become much further down as time goes on.

Future Prospects

The princesses are also currently non-working royals, and while they occasionally take on roles – The younger princess was recently named as a advisor for the King's Foundation network – experts also suggest they "can't see a world" in which they would advance into official responsibilities.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie are concerned, I think there's an appreciation of the fact that this controversy doesn't involve them, and it's not fair for it to affect them personally in the independent lives they are building for themselves," says one royal commentator.

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

Ultimate Consequences

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

For a man who always liked the trappings of royalty, the ceremony and the pageantry, the loss of his titles is profoundly embarrassing.

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