Inside the Regency Act 1937
9th March 2021
The Regency Act of 1937 lays out who
stands in for a Monarch in a range of situations where they can’t
exercise their functions. It came into force in the first year of
the reign of King George VI, when his heir was a ten year old
princess called Elizabeth. Now the longest ruling Monarch in
British history, the rules set up by her father still hold sway and
here, Royal Central outlines what that…

