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Prince Andrew's exit from the final remnants of royal life has not only altered his path - it's creating waves through his immediate relatives 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 Ferguson, 66, the change will be the most visible.

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

"She will have lost a certain prestige over this," noted one royal commentator. "She certainly utilizes the title – including her Twitter bio is @SarahTheDuchess."

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

Recently, multiple organizations removed her as patron after correspondence from over a decade ago revealed that she called Epstein her "greatest ally" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.

Business Ventures and Philanthropy

Away from her philanthropy, Ferguson also has multiple commercial enterprises.

And these, too, are more probable to be impacted by the Epstein controversy than any change in title, notes one royal commentator.

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in royal circles. She's kept bouncing back.

"She's the supreme perseverer and master of reinvention," commented one royal author.

The Princesses

For the couple's offspring, Beatrice, thirty-seven, and Eugenie, 35, there's no formal change.

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

There is also no change to the royal succession order.

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

But in reality their positions are "distant" and will probably become much further down as time goes on.

Coming Opportunities

Beatrice and Eugenie are also presently non-official royals, and while they occasionally accept positions – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a advisor for the monarch's charity network – commentators also suggest they "don't envision a world" in which they would advance into official responsibilities.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an appreciation of the reality that this controversy isn't about them, and it's not fair for it to impact them personally in the separate paths they are carving out for themselves," says one royal commentator.

"The princesses 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 appears to be little doubt that the individual who will be most impacted by all of this will be Prince Andrew himself.

For someone who consistently enjoyed the trappings of royalty, the pomp and the pageantry, the loss of his titles is profoundly embarrassing.

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