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

Sarah Ferguson's New Status

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

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

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

"She will have lost a certain prestige over this," noted one monarchy expert. "She definitely does use the title – even her social media profile is @SarahTheDuchess."

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

Recently, several charities dropped her as patron after correspondence from 2011 revealed that she called Epstein her "supreme friend" and appeared to express regret for her public criticism of him.

Business Ventures and Philanthropy

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

And these ventures, are more likely to be impacted by the Epstein scandal than any change in title, notes one royal commentator.

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

"She's the supreme perseverer and master of reinvention," commented one monarchy writer.

The Daughters

For Andrew and Sarah's two daughters, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, there's no official alteration.

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

Additionally there is no modification to the line of succession.

The prince stays eighth position to the crown, followed by his children Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth place respectively.

But in reality their standing are "low down" and will likely become even more remote as time goes on.

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also presently non-working royals, and while they occasionally take on roles – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a advisor for the King's Foundation program – experts also suggest they "can't see a scenario" in which they would step up into official responsibilities.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an appreciation of the reality that this scandal isn't about them, and it's not fair for it to affect them directly in the independent lives they are carving out for themselves," says one monarchy analyst.

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

Ultimate Consequences

In the end, there seems to be little doubt that the individual who will be most affected by these developments will be the Duke himself.

For a man who always liked the royal privileges, the pomp and the ceremony, the loss of his titles is deeply humiliating.

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