What Prince Andrew's Titles Loss Signifies for Sarah Ferguson, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie

The Duke's removal from the final remnants of monarchical duties has not only reshaped his future - it's sending ripples through his family 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 apparent.

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

"She has lost a certain prestige over this," said one monarchy expert. "She definitely utilizes the title – even her Twitter bio is @SarahTheDuchess."

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

Recently, multiple organizations dropped her as ambassador after correspondence from 2011 showed that she called Epstein her "greatest ally" and appeared to express regret for her public criticism of him.

Professional Endeavors and Philanthropy

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

And these, too, are more likely to be impacted by the Epstein controversy than any alteration in status, says one monarchy analyst.

But Ferguson has been a great survivor in monarchical networks. She has continued bouncing back.

"She's the supreme perseverer and expert at transforming," said one royal author.

The Daughters

For the couple's offspring, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no official alteration.

They continue to be referred to as royal princesses, which they have been entitled to since birth.

Additionally there is no modification to the royal succession order.

The prince stays eighth in line to the throne, succeeded by his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth place in that order.

But in practice their standing are "low down" and will probably become much further down as years pass.

Coming Opportunities

Beatrice and Eugenie are also presently non-working royals, and while they do sometimes take on roles – The younger princess was recently named as a mentor for the King's Foundation network – experts also say they "can't see 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 scandal isn't about them, and it's unjust for it to affect them personally in the separate paths 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," adds another royal author.

Final Impact

In the end, there appears to be minimal uncertainty that the person 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 deeply humiliating.

Therefore lacking these, on a personal level, will really matter.