How the Duke's Titles Loss Signifies for Sarah Ferguson, Princess Beatrice and Eugenie

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

Sarah Ferguson's New Status

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

For Sarah, 66, the change will be the most visible.

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

"She will have lost a bit of cachet over this," said one royal commentator. "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 scandal she's facing separately about her own links with the convicted financier.

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

Professional Endeavors and Charity Work

Separate from her philanthropy, Ferguson also has various business ventures.

And these ventures, are more probable to be impacted by the Epstein scandal than any change in title, says one royal commentator.

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in royal circles. She's kept recovering strongly.

"She is the ultimate survivor and master of reinvention," said one monarchy writer.

The Daughters

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

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

There is also no modification to the line of succession.

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

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

Future Prospects

The princesses are also presently non-official royals, and while they do sometimes accept positions – The younger princess was recently named as a mentor for the King's Foundation network – experts also suggest they "don't envision a world" in which they would advance into royal duties.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie are concerned, I think there's an understanding of the fact that this scandal doesn't involve them, and it's not fair for it to affect them personally in the separate paths they are carving out for themselves," explains one royal commentator.

"Their daughters are particularly unlucky victims, they've had to suffer in silence and have been dignified in their silence," states another monarchy writer.

Ultimate Consequences

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

For a man who consistently enjoyed the trappings of royalty, the pomp and the ceremony, the relinquishment of his honors is profoundly embarrassing.

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