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The Duke's removal from the last vestiges of monarchical duties has not only altered his path - it's sending ripples through his family too.

Fergie's New Status

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

For Sarah, sixty-six, the transition will be the most visible.

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

"She will have lost a certain prestige over this," noted one monarchy expert. "She definitely utilizes the title – including her Twitter bio is @TheDuchessSarah."

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

Last month, several charities dropped her as patron after correspondence from 2011 revealed that she referred to Epstein her "supreme friend" and appeared to express regret for her negative comments of him.

Business Ventures and Philanthropy

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

And these ventures, are more likely to be impacted by the Epstein scandal than any alteration in status, says one monarchy analyst.

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

"She's the ultimate survivor and master of reinvention," commented one monarchy writer.

The Daughters

For the couple's two daughters, Beatrice, thirty-seven, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no formal change.

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

Additionally there is no modification to the line of succession.

The prince stays eighth in line to the crown, succeeded by his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth position respectively.

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

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also presently non-official royals, and while they do sometimes take on roles – The younger princess was recently named as a advisor for the King's Foundation program – experts also say 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 reality that this scandal isn't about them, and it's not fair for it to impact them directly in the independent lives they are building for themselves," says one monarchy analyst.

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

Final Impact

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

For a man who consistently enjoyed the royal privileges, the pomp and the pageantry, the relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.

So to not have those, on a individual basis, will significantly count.