What the Duke's Removal of Titles Signifies for Fergie, Beatrice and Eugenie

Prince Andrew's exit from the final remnants of royal life has not only reshaped his future - it's creating waves through his family too.

Fergie's Title Change

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

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

For all these years, she has maintained the honorary royal divorcee title Sarah, Duchess of York. Currently, she returns to her birth name of Ferguson.

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

But the relinquishment of her status may affect her much less than the controversy she's dealing with independently about her own connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

Recently, multiple organizations removed her as ambassador after an email from over a decade ago showed that she referred to Epstein her "greatest ally" and appeared to express regret for her negative comments of him.

Business Ventures and Philanthropy

Separate from her charitable activities, Ferguson also has multiple commercial enterprises.

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

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in monarchical networks. She's kept recovering strongly.

"She's the ultimate survivor and expert at transforming," said one royal author.

The Daughters

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

They continue to be known as royal princesses, which they have been granted since their birth.

Additionally there is no modification to the line of succession.

The prince stays eighth in line to the crown, succeeded 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 years pass.

Coming Opportunities

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

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie are concerned, I think there's an understanding of the reality that this controversy doesn't involve them, and it's unjust for it to impact them personally in the independent lives they are building for themselves," explains one monarchy analyst.

"The princesses are most unfortunate victims, they've had to endure quietly and have been composed in their reserve," states another monarchy writer.

Ultimate Consequences

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

For a man who always liked the royal privileges, the ceremony and the ceremony, the loss of his titles is profoundly embarrassing.

Therefore lacking these, on a individual basis, will significantly count.