🔗 Share this article What the Duke's Titles Loss Means for Fergie, Princess Beatrice and Eugenie Prince Andrew's removal from the last vestiges of royal life has not only altered his path - it's sending ripples through his family too. Sarah Ferguson's Title Change His ex-wife has now lost her duchess title and will now be referred to as Sarah Ferguson. For Sarah, 66, the change will be the most visible. For all these years, she has maintained the honorary royal post-marital designation Sarah, York Duchess. Currently, she reverts to her birth name of Ferguson. "She has lost a bit of cachet over this," said one royal commentator. "She certainly utilizes the title – even her social media profile is @SarahTheDuchess." But the loss of her title may impact her much less than the scandal she's dealing with independently about her own links with Jeffrey Epstein. Recently, multiple organizations removed her as ambassador after an email from 2011 showed that she referred to Epstein her "greatest ally" and appeared to express regret for her public criticism of him. Business Ventures 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 scandal 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 ultimate survivor and master of reinvention," commented one royal author. The Daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Beatrice pictured at a Coronation Big Lunch in last year For the couple's two daughters, Beatrice, thirty-seven, and Eugenie, 35, there's no official alteration. They will still be referred to as royal princesses, which they have been granted since birth. There is also no modification to the royal succession order. The prince stays eighth in line to the throne, followed by his children Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth place respectively. But in reality their positions are "distant" and will probably become even more remote as time goes on. Future Prospects The princesses are also presently non-working royals, and while they do sometimes accept positions – Princess Eugenie was recently named as a advisor for the monarch's charity network – 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 understanding of the reality that this scandal doesn't involve them, and it's unjust for it to affect them directly in the separate paths they are building for themselves," says one monarchy analyst. "The princesses are most unfortunate affected parties, they've had to endure quietly and have been composed in their reserve," adds another royal author. Ultimate Consequences In the end, there seems to be minimal uncertainty that the individual who will be most impacted by these developments will be the Duke himself. For someone who always liked the trappings of royalty, the pomp and the pageantry, the loss of his titles is profoundly embarrassing. So to not have those, on a personal level, will really matter.