🔗 Share this article What the Duke's Removal of Titles Signifies for Fergie, Beatrice and Princess Eugenie The Duke's exit from the last vestiges of monarchical duties has not only reshaped his future - it's creating waves through his family too. Sarah Ferguson's New Status His ex-wife has now surrendered her ducal status and will simply be known as Sarah Ferguson. For Ferguson, 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 birth name of Ferguson. "She has lost a certain prestige over this," noted one royal commentator. "She certainly does use the title – even her social media profile is @TheDuchessSarah." But the relinquishment of her status may affect her much less than the controversy she's facing separately about her own links with the convicted financier. Recently, multiple organizations removed her as ambassador after correspondence from 2011 revealed that she referred to Epstein her "greatest ally" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him. Business Ventures and Charity Work Separate from her charitable activities, Ferguson also has various business ventures. And these, too, are more probable to be impacted by the Epstein scandal than any alteration in status, notes one royal commentator. But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in monarchical networks. She's kept recovering strongly. "She's the supreme perseverer and master of reinvention," said one royal author. The Princesses Princess Eugenie and Princess Eugenie pictured at a Coronation Big Lunch in 2023 For Andrew and Sarah's offspring, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, there's no formal change. They continue to be referred to as princesses, which they have been granted since birth. There is also no modification to the royal succession order. Andrew remains eighth position to the crown, succeeded by his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth position respectively. But in practice their positions are "distant" 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 accept positions – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a mentor for the King's Foundation program – experts also say they "don't envision a world" in which they would step up into royal duties. "As far as Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an understanding of the fact that this scandal isn't about them, and it's unjust for it to impact them personally in the separate paths they are building for themselves," explains one royal commentator. "Their daughters are particularly unlucky victims, they've had to suffer in silence and have been dignified in their reserve," states another royal author. Final Impact In the end, there seems to be minimal uncertainty 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 ceremony, the loss of his titles is profoundly embarrassing. So to not have those, on a individual basis, will significantly count.