What Prince Andrew's Removal of Titles Means for Sarah Ferguson, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie

The Duke's removal from the last vestiges of royal life has not only altered his path - it's sending ripples through his family too.

Fergie's Title Change

The former spouse has now lost her duchess title and will simply be known as Sarah Ferguson.

For Ferguson, sixty-six, the transition will be the most visible.

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

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

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

Recently, multiple organizations dropped her as ambassador after an email from over a decade ago showed that she referred to Epstein her "supreme friend" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.

Business Ventures and Philanthropy

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

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

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in monarchical networks. She has continued bouncing back.

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

The Daughters

For the couple's offspring, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, there's no formal change.

They continue to be referred to as royal 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 throne, followed by his children Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth place respectively.

But in practice their positions are "distant" and will likely become even more remote as years pass.

Future Prospects

The princesses are also currently non-working royals, and while they do sometimes accept positions – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a mentor for the King's Foundation program – commentators also say they "can't see a scenario" in which they would advance into royal duties.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an understanding of the fact that this controversy doesn't involve them, and it's not fair for it to affect them directly in the separate paths they are carving out for themselves," explains one monarchy analyst.

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

Ultimate Consequences

Ultimately, there appears to be minimal uncertainty that the individual who will be most affected by these developments will be Prince Andrew himself.

For someone who always liked the trappings of royalty, the pomp and the ceremony, the relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.

So to not have those, on a personal level, will significantly count.