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The Duke's exit from the last vestiges of monarchical duties has not only reshaped his future - it's creating waves through his family too.

Fergie's Title Change

His ex-wife has now surrendered her ducal status and will now be referred to as Sarah Ferguson.

For Ferguson, 66, the change will be the most apparent.

Throughout this period, she has maintained the honorary royal divorcee title Sarah, Duchess of York. Currently, she returns to her maiden name of Ferguson.

"She has lost a bit of cachet over this," noted one monarchy expert. "She definitely utilizes the title – even her Twitter bio is @SarahTheDuchess."

But the loss of her title may impact her much less than the scandal she's dealing with independently about her own connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

Last month, multiple organizations removed her as ambassador after an email from 2011 revealed that she referred to Epstein her "supreme friend" and appeared to express regret for her public criticism 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 alteration in status, says one royal commentator.

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

"She is the supreme perseverer and master of reinvention," said one monarchy writer.

The Princesses

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

They will still be known as princesses, which they have been granted since birth.

There is also no modification to the royal succession order.

Andrew remains eighth position to the crown, followed by his daughters 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 time goes on.

Future Prospects

Beatrice and Eugenie are also currently non-official royals, and while they occasionally accept positions – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a mentor for the King's Foundation network – commentators also say they "can't see a world" in which they would step up into official responsibilities.

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

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

Ultimate Consequences

In the end, 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 ceremony and the ceremony, the loss of his titles is profoundly embarrassing.

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