How Prince Andrew's Titles Loss Means for Sarah Ferguson, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie

Prince Andrew's removal from the last vestiges of royal life has not only reshaped his future - it's creating waves through his family too.

Fergie's Title Change

The former spouse has now surrendered her ducal status and will simply be known as Sarah Ferguson.

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

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

"She will have lost a bit of cachet over this," noted one royal commentator. "She certainly utilizes the title – even her social media profile is @TheDuchessSarah."

But the relinquishment of her status may impact her much less than the scandal she's facing separately about her own links with the convicted financier.

Recently, multiple organizations dropped her as ambassador after correspondence from 2011 showed that she referred to Epstein her "greatest ally" and appeared to express regret for her negative comments of him.

Business Ventures and Philanthropy

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

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

The Princesses

For Andrew and Sarah's offspring, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no formal change.

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

Additionally there is no change to the line of succession.

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

But in practice their positions are "low down" and will likely become much further down as years pass.

Future Prospects

Beatrice and Eugenie are also currently non-working royals, and while they do sometimes accept positions – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a mentor for the monarch's charity program – 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 understanding of the fact that this controversy isn't about them, and it's unjust for it to impact them directly in the independent lives they are building for themselves," says one royal commentator.

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

Final Impact

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

For someone who consistently enjoyed the trappings of royalty, the ceremony and the ceremony, the relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.

So to not have those, on a personal level, will really matter.