🔗 Share this article How the Duke's Titles Loss Signifies for Sarah Ferguson, Beatrice and Eugenie Prince Andrew's exit from the last vestiges of monarchical duties has not only reshaped his future - it's creating waves through his family too. Fergie's New Status His ex-wife has now lost her duchess title and will now be referred to as Sarah Ferguson. For Sarah, 66, 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 returns to her maiden name of Ferguson. "She has lost a certain prestige over this," said one monarchy expert. "She definitely utilizes the title – even her Twitter bio is @SarahTheDuchess." But the relinquishment of her status may affect her much less than the scandal she's dealing with independently about her own links with Jeffrey Epstein. Last month, multiple organizations dropped her as patron after correspondence from over a decade ago revealed that she called Epstein her "supreme friend" and appeared to express regret for her public criticism of him. Professional Endeavors and Charity Work 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 alteration in status, says one royal commentator. But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in monarchical networks. She's kept bouncing back. "She is the supreme perseverer and master of reinvention," said one monarchy writer. The Princesses Princess Eugenie and Princess Eugenie seen at a Coronation Big Lunch in last year For Andrew and Sarah's offspring, 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. Additionally there is no modification to the line of succession. Andrew remains eighth position to the throne, followed by his children Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth position in that order. But in reality their positions are "distant" and will likely become even more remote as time goes on. Future Prospects Beatrice and Eugenie are also currently non-working royals, and while they occasionally take on roles – The younger princess was recently named as a advisor for the monarch's charity program – experts also suggest they "can't see a world" in which they would advance into official responsibilities. "Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an understanding of the reality that this controversy doesn't involve them, and it's unjust for it to affect them directly in the separate paths they are carving out for themselves," says one monarchy analyst. "The princesses are particularly unlucky affected parties, they've had to endure quietly and have been composed in their reserve," adds another monarchy writer. Ultimate Consequences In the end, there seems to be little doubt that the individual who will be most affected by these developments 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. Therefore lacking these, on a individual basis, will really matter.