Indeed, it's Packed with Nonsense, Extreme Hosting and Self-Help Jargon. But I Do Adore Meghan's Christmas Special.

No considering the time of year, it's perpetually hunting season for commentary on the Meghan Markle's televisual offering, With Love, Meghan. Critics, expert and amateur alike, have hardly ever agreed so completely as when eagerly tearing the program's initial installments apart. The prevailing view held that a bigger monarchy-related faux pas had hardly ever taken place than the now-infamous pretzel-bagging incident.

Currently, in the spirit of a holiday maverick, she is back once again with a "Festive Special" (or a holiday episode). However on this occasion, things have shifted. The familiar ingredients we've come to expect – vague self-help platitudes, overzealous entertaining – remain, but within the context of a holiday show, it all clicks into place. The puzzle has come into place; it's a perfect snow storm.

Now, Meghan is like the eccentric aunt at the typical holiday get-together – offering random tips, and supplying the periodic peculiar declaration. ("I love spinach!" … "A tradition has to have a beginning." … "A tree is part of my memory and love of the holiday season.") She's an interesting figure, but her presence is familiar and strangely comforting. And she appears pleased; she's inflicting the slightest hurt.

She is aware her every micro expression, utterance and gaze will be dissected and criticised, but manages to seem relaxed and serenely untroubled.

Maybe this is the only time in history where that old chestnut – "Pay no mind, it's only envy" – might be true. Since, you know what?, everything in Meghan's Holiday Celebration honestly feels charming. Admittedly, it's all painfully excessive, silliness and extravagant – but isn't that precisely what the holiday season is for? And the words she speaks might be absurd, but the walk she's walking appears to be impeccably styled.

Anything she turns her beautifully manicured, diamond-adorned hand to, she executes with flair. Her culinary efforts looks scrumptious, the festive decoration she crafts is breathtaking, her gifts are nearly too beautiful to tear into. Not a single thing is average or aesthetically displeasing – even the way she ties her apron is artful and chic. She doesn't throw a meal in the microwave, it "has a moment", and she folds wrapping paper like an paper-folding expert. She also seems to be thoroughly enjoying herself throughout. How could any skeptical viewer not be convinced, overcome by holiday spirit and left with a deep longing for crafted festive snaps or a vegetable display where greens is positioned in the shape of a Christmas ring?

Meghan had a career in acting for a living, naturally, but despite that, after the level of examination she has weathered since she became involved with Prince Harry, the love child of two legendary actresses would have difficulty behaving this genuinely. Her decision to modify or even soften her routine, regardless of it being so relentlessly, internationally ridiculed, is strangely reassuring. In our unpredictable world, here is one thing we can depend on: Meghan will remain herself, no matter what. We will consistently know where we are with her.

If you're not yet convinced by what she's selling, a point that will certainly come as a relief: you are not obligated to. There isn't the draft in this country, and were it to return, it would be unlikely to include streaming With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, on the other hand, you decide to tune in and are overcome with jealousy about her picture-perfect Christmas, you can take solace either. Be you a duchess or a office worker, few children completely grasps the time and energy their mum expends in the holiday season. So you can take heart by picturing the young royals' faces when they open a handwritten message that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a DIY festive calendar, instead of a sweet treat.