🔗 Share this article What Prince Andrew's Removal of Titles Signifies for Sarah Ferguson, Princess Beatrice and Eugenie The Duke's exit from the final remnants of royal life has not only reshaped his future - it's creating waves 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 transition will be the most apparent. For all these years, she has maintained the honorary royal post-marital designation Sarah, York Duchess. Currently, she returns to her birth name of Ferguson. "She will have lost a certain prestige over this," said one royal commentator. "She certainly does use the title – even her Twitter bio is @TheDuchessSarah." But the relinquishment of her status may impact her much less than the scandal she's dealing with independently about her own links with the convicted financier. Recently, multiple organizations removed her as patron after correspondence from over a decade ago showed that she referred to Epstein her "supreme friend" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him. Business Ventures and Charity Work Away from her philanthropy, Ferguson also has multiple commercial enterprises. And these, too, are more probable 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 recovering strongly. "She is the ultimate survivor and expert at transforming," commented one monarchy writer. The Daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Beatrice pictured at a Coronation Big Lunch in last year For the couple's two daughters, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no official alteration. They will still be known as princesses, which they have been entitled to since their birth. Additionally there is no change to the line of succession. Andrew remains eighth position to the crown, followed by his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth place in that order. But in practice their positions are "low down" and will likely become much further down as time goes on. Future Prospects Beatrice and Eugenie are also currently non-official royals, and while they do sometimes take on roles – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a advisor for the monarch's charity network – experts also suggest they "don't envision a world" in which they would advance into royal duties. "Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an understanding of the reality that this controversy doesn't involve them, and it's not fair for it to affect them personally in the separate paths they are building for themselves," says one monarchy analyst. "The princesses are most unfortunate victims, they've had to endure quietly and have been composed in their reserve," states another monarchy writer. Ultimate Consequences Ultimately, there appears to be little doubt that the individual who will be most affected by all of this will be Prince Andrew himself. For someone who always liked the trappings of royalty, the pomp and the pageantry, the relinquishment of his honors is profoundly embarrassing. Therefore lacking these, on a individual basis, will significantly count.