//Even you, a regular reliable for them, must see the hypocrisy.//
The difference between then and now is that was a visit which everyone would've known about, so if anybody was planning anything, they would've known the whereabouts of the royal party, this one was a flying visit which no-one knew about until the (aparently blameless) press reported it.
If by "a regular reliable for them" you mean I'm someone who doesn't have any animosity towards them, then I accept that. I'm not a fan, just not a hater.
All the time they're drawing breath, they're never going to please some people.