Yes, it's Brimming with Absurdity, Over-the-Top Hospitality and Self-Help Jargon. But I Do Cherish Meghan's Christmas Special.

No concerned with the time of year, it's always open season for criticism on the Meghan Markle's televisual offering, With Love, Meghan. Commentators, expert and amateur alike, have rarely been so united as when eagerly tearing the lifestyle show's initial installments to pieces. The common opinion seemed to be a greater royal outrage had seldom occurred than the notorious pretzel-bagging incident.

Currently, as a festive rebel, she is back with a new offering with a "Festive Special" (also known as a holiday episode). But this time, things have shifted. The usual elements audiences anticipate – meaningless jargon salads, extreme hosting – persist, but framed of a Christmas special, suddenly it all makes sense. The elements have slid together; it's a perfect snow storm.

By this point, Meghan is like the quirky relative at most festive family gatherings – offering unasked-for guidance, and contributing the occasional strange exclamation. ("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 unexpectedly soothing. And she looks happy enough; she's causing a bit of damage.

She is aware her every micro expression, word and look will be dissected and criticised, but nonetheless looks relaxed and remarkably at ease.

Perhaps this is the first occasion in history where that old chestnut – "Don't listen, it's pure jealousy" – might be true. The reason is, let's face it, all aspects in Meghan's Holiday Celebration truly is charming. Granted, it's all awkwardly over-the-top, silliness and extravagant – but is that not just what Yuletide is for? And the talk she's talking might be ridiculous, but the example she sets genuinely looks beautifully curated.

Anything she turns her beautifully manicured, diamond-adorned hand to, she pulls off with flair. Her recipes looks scrumptious, the holiday arrangement she creates is stunning, her gifts are practically too exquisite to tear into. Nothing is average or visually unappealing – including the way she secures her apron is artful and chic. She doesn't toss a dish in the microwave, it "goes for a spin", and she folds gift paper like an craft master. She also seems to be completely savoring herself from start to finish. How could any cynical observer not be won over, filled with holiday spirit and left with a deep longing for crafted festive snaps or a vegetable display where greens is organized in the form of a wreath?

Meghan used to pretend for a living, naturally, but despite that, after the level of attention she has weathered ever since she met Prince Harry, a theoretical combination of acting royalty would struggle to act this genuinely. Her refusal to modify or even moderate her shtick, regardless of it being so relentlessly, internationally ridiculed, is oddly heartening. In our unpredictable world, here is something we can count on: Meghan will be like this, no matter what. We will consistently know where we are with her.

If you're not yet convinced by her message, a thought that will certainly come as a reassurance: you don't have to. There isn't mandatory conscription anymore, and were it to return, it would be improbable to include streaming With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, however, you decide to tune in and are overcome with envy about her picture-perfect Christmas, there is hope either. If you are a duchess or a office worker, hardly any child completely grasps the dedication and labor their parent puts in in December. So you can find comfort by picturing her children's faces when they reveal a calligraphy note that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a homemade Advent calendar, in place of a candy.