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The Duke's removal from the last vestiges of royal life 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 simply be known as Sarah Ferguson.

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

For all these years, she has maintained the honorary royal divorcee title Sarah, York Duchess. Now, she returns to her birth name of Ferguson.

"She has lost a bit of cachet over this," noted one monarchy expert. "She certainly utilizes the title – including her Twitter bio is @TheDuchessSarah."

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

Recently, multiple organizations removed her as patron after an email from 2011 revealed that she referred to Epstein her "greatest ally" and seemed to apologise for her negative comments of him.

Professional Endeavors and Charity Work

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

And these ventures, are more probable to be affected by the Epstein scandal than any change in title, says one monarchy analyst.

But Ferguson has been a great survivor in monarchical networks. She has continued recovering strongly.

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

The Princesses

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

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

Additionally there is no change to the line of succession.

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

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

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also currently non-working royals, and while they do sometimes take on roles – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a mentor for the monarch's charity network – commentators also suggest they "can't see a world" in which they would step up into royal duties.

"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 affect them directly in the independent lives they are carving out for themselves," says one monarchy analyst.

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

Ultimate Consequences

Ultimately, there appears to be minimal uncertainty that the person who will be most impacted by all of this will be the Duke himself.

For someone who consistently enjoyed the trappings of royalty, the ceremony and the ceremony, the loss of his titles is deeply humiliating.

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