Prince Andrew's exit from the last vestiges of monarchical duties has not only altered his path - it's creating waves through his immediate relatives too.
The former spouse has now lost her duchess title and will now be referred to as Sarah Ferguson.
For Ferguson, 66, the transition will be the most visible.
Throughout this period, she has kept the courtesy royal post-marital designation Sarah, Duchess of York. Currently, she reverts to her maiden name of Ferguson.
"She has lost a bit of cachet over this," noted one monarchy expert. "She definitely utilizes the title – including her social media profile is @TheDuchessSarah."
But the loss of her title may impact her much less than the scandal she's facing separately about her own connections to the convicted financier.
Last month, multiple organizations removed her as patron after correspondence from over a decade ago revealed that she called Epstein her "greatest ally" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.
Separate from her philanthropy, Ferguson also has multiple commercial enterprises.
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 monarchical networks. She's kept recovering strongly.
"She's the ultimate survivor and expert at transforming," commented one monarchy writer.
For the couple's two daughters, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no formal change.
They will still be referred to as princesses, which they have been granted since 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 respectively.
But in practice their positions are "distant" and will probably become even more remote as years pass.
Beatrice and Eugenie are also presently non-official royals, and while they do sometimes take on roles – Princess Eugenie was recently named as a mentor for the monarch's charity network – commentators also say they "can't see a scenario" in which they would advance into official responsibilities.
"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an appreciation of the fact that this controversy doesn't involve them, and it's not fair for it to impact them personally in the independent lives they are carving out for themselves," says one royal commentator.
"The princesses are particularly unlucky victims, they've had to suffer in silence and have been composed in their reserve," adds another royal author.
In the end, there seems to be little doubt that the person who will be most impacted by all of this will be the Duke himself.
For someone who always liked the trappings of royalty, the pomp and the ceremony, the relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.
So to not have these, on a individual basis, will significantly count.
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