What’s next for Sarah Ferguson, Eugénie and Béatrice?

Prince Andrew’s removal from the last vestiges of royal life has not only reshaped his future, but it’s also taking a toll on his family.

His ex-wife has now lost her title of Duchess and will simply be called Sarah Ferguson.

Their daughters, Béatrice and Eugénie, will continue to bear the title of princess while scandal surrounds their parents.

Prince Andrew has lost the use of his title Duke of York due to his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

So what is life after the royal upheaval like for the women of the York family?

For Ferguson, 66, the change will be most visible.

Through all these years she retained the royal courtesy title of divorced Sarah, Duchess of York. Now she is reverting to her maiden name, Ferguson.

And while we’ve probably always called her ‘Fergie,’ royal commentator Richard Palmer said it would “undoubtedly” have an impact.

“It will have lost a little cachet because of that,” he said. “She definitely uses the title – even her Twitter bio is @SarahTheDuchess.”

But the loss of her title may impact her far less than the scandal she faces separately over her own ties to Epstein.

Last month, several charities dropped her as a patron or ambassador after a 2011 email revealed that she called Epstein her “supreme friend” and appeared to apologize for her public criticism of him.

“I think as far as Sarah is concerned, her own recent controversy regarding the email she allegedly sent to Epstein is what has had the biggest impact for her in recent times,” said royal commentator Victoria Murphy.

“Prior to this, she had avoided the crosshairs of the Epstein controversy and I think she might have continued to do so, albeit without calling herself the Duchess of York, had that not happened.”

Besides his philanthropy, Ferguson also runs various businesses.

And these are also more likely to be affected by the Epstein controversy than by any title change, Murphy says.

“I would say it is likely that they will be affected by the re-evaluation of her own contacts with Epstein, in the same way that her charitable work was and the fact that charities did not want to be associated with her.”

But Ferguson is a big survivor in royal circles. She kept bouncing.

Although she split from Prince Andrew more than three decades ago, she remained his staunch supporter and still lives at his Windsor estate.

The Christmas before last, she was back in the royal fold, joining a royal Christmas gathering at Sandringham for the first time in decades, despite the fact that she and her ex-husband did not work in the royal family or were not allowed to attend official royal events.

That ability to bounce back could also help him this time around.

“She is the ultimate survivor and mistress of reinvention,” said royal author Katie Nicholls.

“Not only has she been re-accepted by the public, but the late Queen Elizabeth II brought her back into the fold, and Charles is also very fond of her.”

Nicholls says that over the years, Ferguson has been through “a lot worse” and won’t be too affected by losing her title.

“Having been a royal outcast for all these decades, she has learned not to attach too much importance to things like that.”

For the couple’s two daughters, Béatrice, 37, and Eugénie, 35, there is no formal change.

They will always be known as princesses, something they have been entitled to since birth.

There is also no change in the line of succession.

Andrew remains eighth in the race for the crown, followed by his daughters Béatrice and Eugénie, ninth and twelfth respectively.

But in reality, their positions are “low” and will likely fall even further over time, Murphy says.

“So in practice their positions make little sense going forward,” she says.

Beatrice and Eugenie are also currently non-working royals, and while they sometimes take on roles — Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a mentor for the King’s Foundation’s 35 Under 35 network, for example — Murphy also says she “doesn’t see a world” in which they would take on royal duties in any official way.

“I don’t think it was ever really considered, and I certainly don’t see it as an option,” she said.

They also benefited from all the connections their parents made over the years, Palmer says. And even if Andrew still remains prince, the loss of the duchy could have consequences.

Prince Andrew will no longer join the king and the rest of the royal family at Christmas at Sandringham, but it is possible his daughters will still be there, Palmer said.

“As far as Béatrice and Eugénie are concerned, I think we understand the fact that this scandal does not involve them, and it is not fair that it directly impacts them in the independent life that they are building for themselves,” Murphy says.

“Their daughters are very unfortunate victims, they have had to suffer in silence and have been dignified in their silence,” adds Nicholls.

“It can’t be easy to see their parents face something like this, and they remain much-loved nieces of the king. It wouldn’t surprise me at all to see them at Christmas in the future. They are largely intact.”

Ultimately, there’s no doubt that the person who will be most affected by all of this will be Prince Andrew himself.

For a man who always loved the trappings of royalty, pomp and ceremony, the loss of his titles is deeply humiliating.

So not having one, on a personal level, will be really important.