What Prince Andrew's Titles Loss Means for Fergie, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie

Prince Andrew's removal from the last vestiges of royal life has not only altered his path - it's creating waves through his immediate relatives too.

Fergie's New Status

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

For Ferguson, sixty-six, the change will be the most apparent.

Throughout this period, she has maintained the honorary royal divorcee title Sarah, York Duchess. Now, she returns to her birth name of Ferguson.

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

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

Recently, several charities removed her as ambassador after an email from over a decade ago revealed that she referred to Epstein her "supreme friend" and seemed to apologise for her negative comments of him.

Professional Endeavors and Charity Work

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

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

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in monarchical networks. She has continued recovering strongly.

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

The Daughters

For Andrew and Sarah's two daughters, Beatrice, thirty-seven, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no official alteration.

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

There is also no modification to the line of succession.

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

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

Future Prospects

Beatrice and Eugenie are also currently non-working royals, and while they occasionally take on roles – The younger princess was recently announced as a advisor for the monarch's charity program – experts also say they "don't envision a scenario" in which they would step up into official responsibilities.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie are concerned, I think there's an appreciation of the reality that this scandal doesn't involve them, and it's unjust for it to affect them personally in the separate paths they are building for themselves," explains one royal commentator.

"The princesses are most unfortunate affected parties, they've had to endure quietly and have been dignified in their reserve," states another royal author.

Final Impact

In the end, there seems to be little doubt that the individual who will be most impacted by all of this will be Prince Andrew himself.

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

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