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The Duke's exit from the final remnants of monarchical duties has not only reshaped his future - it's sending ripples through his immediate relatives too.

Sarah Ferguson's New Status

His ex-wife has now lost her duchess title and will now be referred to as Sarah Ferguson.

For Ferguson, 66, the change will be the most visible.

Throughout this period, she has kept the courtesy royal divorcee title Sarah, York Duchess. Now, she reverts to her birth name of Ferguson.

"She will have lost a bit of cachet 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 affect her much less than the scandal she's facing separately about her own connections to the convicted financier.

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

Business Ventures and Charity Work

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

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

But Ferguson has been a great survivor in royal circles. She's kept bouncing back.

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

The Daughters

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

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

There is also no modification to the line of succession.

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

But in reality their standing are "distant" and will likely become much further down as time goes on.

Future Prospects

Beatrice and Eugenie are also currently non-working royals, and while they occasionally accept positions – The younger princess was recently announced as a mentor for the monarch's charity network – experts also say they "don't envision a scenario" 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 doesn't involve them, and it's unjust for it to affect them personally in the independent lives they are building for themselves," says one royal commentator.

"The princesses are particularly unlucky victims, they've had to endure quietly and have been dignified in their reserve," states another monarchy writer.

Ultimate Consequences

Ultimately, there seems to be little doubt that the individual who will be most impacted by all of this will be the Duke himself.

For a man who always liked the trappings of royalty, the ceremony and the pageantry, the relinquishment of his honors is profoundly embarrassing.

So to not have those, on a individual basis, will really matter.