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Prince Andrew's removal from the final remnants of royal life has not only reshaped his future - it's sending ripples through his immediate relatives too.

Fergie's Title Change

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 maintained the honorary royal post-marital designation Sarah, Duchess of York. Now, she reverts to her birth name of Ferguson.

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

But the loss of her title may impact her much less than the scandal she's facing separately about her own connections to the convicted financier.

Recently, multiple organizations dropped her as ambassador after an email from 2011 showed that she called Epstein her "supreme friend" and seemed to apologise for her negative comments of him.

Business Ventures and Charity Work

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

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

But Ferguson has been a great survivor in royal circles. She's kept bouncing back.

"She is the supreme perseverer and master of reinvention," said one royal author.

The Princesses

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

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

Additionally there is no change to the line of succession.

Andrew remains eighth position to the crown, followed by his children Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth position respectively.

But in practice their standing are "distant" and will likely become much further down as time goes on.

Coming Opportunities

Beatrice and Eugenie are also currently non-working royals, and while they occasionally take on roles – The younger princess was recently announced as a advisor for the King's Foundation network – commentators also say they "can't see a scenario" in which they would step up into official responsibilities.

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an understanding of the reality that this scandal isn't about them, and it's unjust for it to impact them directly in the separate paths they are carving out for themselves," explains one monarchy analyst.

"Their daughters are most unfortunate victims, they've had to suffer in silence and have been composed in their silence," adds another monarchy writer.

Ultimate Consequences

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

For a man who always liked the royal privileges, the ceremony and the pageantry, the relinquishment of his honors is profoundly embarrassing.

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