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

The Duke's removal from the last vestiges of royal life has not only reshaped his future - it's sending ripples through his family too.

Sarah Ferguson's New Status

His ex-wife has now lost her duchess title and will now be referred to as Sarah Ferguson.

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

Throughout this period, she has kept the courtesy royal divorcee title Sarah, York Duchess. Currently, she returns to her birth name of Ferguson.

"She has lost a certain prestige over this," noted one royal commentator. "She certainly utilizes the title – including her social media profile is @SarahTheDuchess."

But the loss of her title may impact her much less than the controversy she's dealing with independently about her own links with the convicted financier.

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

Business Ventures and Philanthropy

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

And these ventures, are more probable to be affected by the Epstein scandal than any change in title, says one monarchy analyst.

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

"She's the ultimate survivor and expert at transforming," commented one monarchy writer.

The Princesses

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

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

Additionally there is no modification to the royal succession order.

The prince stays eighth in line to the throne, followed by his children 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.

Coming Opportunities

Beatrice and Eugenie are also presently non-official royals, and while they do sometimes take on roles – The younger princess was recently announced as a mentor for the King's Foundation program – commentators also suggest they "can't see a scenario" in which they would advance into royal duties.

"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 unjust for it to affect them directly in the independent lives they are carving out for themselves," explains one royal commentator.

"The princesses are particularly unlucky affected parties, they've had to suffer in silence and have been dignified in their silence," adds another royal author.

Final Impact

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

For someone who consistently enjoyed the royal privileges, the pomp and the ceremony, the relinquishment of his honors is profoundly embarrassing.

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