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The Duke'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

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

For Sarah, sixty-six, the transition will be the most apparent.

Throughout this period, she has maintained the honorary royal post-marital designation Sarah, Duchess of York. Now, she reverts to her maiden name of Ferguson.

"She has lost a certain prestige over this," noted one royal commentator. "She certainly does use the title – including her social media profile is @TheDuchessSarah."

But the loss of her title may impact her much less than the controversy she's facing separately about her own connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

Recently, multiple organizations removed her as ambassador after correspondence from 2011 showed that she referred to Epstein her "supreme friend" and seemed to apologise for her negative comments of him.

Professional Endeavors and Philanthropy

Separate from her philanthropy, Ferguson also has multiple commercial enterprises.

And these ventures, are more probable to be impacted by the Epstein controversy than any alteration in status, notes one royal commentator.

But Ferguson has been a great survivor in monarchical networks. She's kept bouncing back.

"She is the ultimate survivor and master of reinvention," said one monarchy writer.

The Princesses

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

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

There is also no modification to the royal succession order.

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

But in reality their positions are "distant" and will probably become much further down as years pass.

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also presently non-working royals, and while they do sometimes take on roles – Princess Eugenie was recently named as a advisor for the monarch's charity program – commentators also say they "don't envision a world" in which they would advance into official responsibilities.

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an understanding of the fact that this scandal doesn't involve them, and it's unjust for it to impact them directly in the separate paths they are building for themselves," says one monarchy analyst.

"Their daughters are most unfortunate victims, they've had to endure quietly and have been dignified in their silence," states another monarchy writer.

Final Impact

In the end, there seems to be minimal uncertainty that the person who will be most affected by these developments will be the Duke himself.

For someone who always liked the royal privileges, the pomp and the pageantry, the relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.

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