Catherine nixey writes about britain for the economist. monarchies really don't like regencies, ar regenci as, when someone just takes over and rules instead of the king or queen When they are incapacitated for some reason. But they are an inevitable part of royal system. Why the opposition to regencies? Monarchies tend to hate regencies because they really spoil the royal myth. It's tough persuading your people that you're god's chosen representative on earth. And it's even harder yet to persuade them that you're just standing in for god's chosen representatives for a bit while the other one is indisposed. England's regents and royal standins