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Prince Andrew's removal from the final remnants of monarchical duties has not only altered his path - it's creating waves 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, sixty-six, the transition will be the most apparent.

For all these years, she has kept the courtesy royal post-marital designation Sarah, Duchess of York. Now, she reverts to her birth name of Ferguson.

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

But the loss of her title may impact her much less than the controversy she's facing separately about her own links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Recently, several charities dropped her as patron after correspondence from 2011 showed that she referred to Epstein her "greatest ally" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.

Professional Endeavors and Philanthropy

Separate from her charitable activities, Ferguson also has multiple commercial enterprises.

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

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in royal circles. She has continued recovering strongly.

"She's the supreme perseverer and master of reinvention," said 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 granted since birth.

There is also no change to the line of succession.

Andrew remains eighth in line to the throne, followed by his children Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth place in that order.

But in reality their positions are "distant" and will probably become much further down as years pass.

Coming Opportunities

Beatrice and Eugenie are also presently non-working royals, and while they occasionally take on roles – Princess Eugenie was recently named as a advisor for the monarch's charity network – commentators also suggest they "don't envision 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 affect them directly in the separate paths they are carving out for themselves," says one royal commentator.

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

Final Impact

In the end, 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 consistently enjoyed the royal privileges, the ceremony and the ceremony, the loss of his titles is deeply humiliating.

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