Saudi princes in the Western press

Notice I said: in the Western press.  We are not talking about Saudi press.  But whenever a prince dies or is elevated to a higher positions, analysts and officials in the West start to compete in showering praise on the prince.  And notice that every prince is labeled "a reformer" or "a conservative reformer" or whatever.  I mean, if all those lousy princes are reformers, who is responsible for the horrific kingdom of horrors?