Admittedly, it's Full of Gibberish, Extreme Hosting and Self-Help Jargon. But I Do Adore Meghan's Holiday Special.

No concerned with the season, it's perpetually fair game for scrutiny on the Meghan Markle's TV show, With Love, Meghan. Commentators, both professional and armchair, have rarely been so united as when gleefully ripping the lifestyle show's first and second seasons to shreds. The common opinion seemed to be a greater royal outrage had seldom occurred than the now-infamous pretzel-bagging incident.

Currently, as a festive rebel, she is back with a new offering with a "Festive Special" (or a holiday episode). Yet now, it's different. The familiar ingredients viewers are accustomed to – vague self-help platitudes, intense hospitality – are still present, but framed of a holiday show, it all clicks into place. The puzzle has come perfectly; it's a flawless festive blizzard.

Now, Meghan is like the oddball family member at most festive family gatherings – offering unsolicited, unnecessary advice, 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 company is customary and unexpectedly soothing. And she appears content; she's not doing a bit of damage.

She is aware her each tiny facial movement, word and glance will be analyzed and criticised, but nonetheless looks carefree and too blessed to be stressed.

Maybe this is the first occasion in history where that well-worn saying – "Don't listen, it's pure jealousy" – might be true. The reason is, let's face it, everything in Meghan's Holiday Celebration honestly feels delightful. Admittedly, it's all cringily ultra-extra, nonsense and over the top – but doesn't that represent precisely what Christmas is for? And the words she speaks might be laughable, but the life she leads genuinely looks beautifully curated.

Anything she turns her beautifully manicured, diamond-adorned hand to, she accomplishes with panache. Her cooking looks scrumptious, the festive decoration she crafts is gorgeous, her presents are almost too pretty to open. Nothing is mediocre or ugly – including the way she secures her apron is stylish and elegant. She doesn't throw a dish in the microwave, it "takes a twirl", and she folds wrapping paper like an craft master. She also seems to be thoroughly enjoying herself the entire time. How could any hate-watcher not be charmed, bursting with holiday spirit and left with a intense desire for crafted festive snaps or a vegetable display where greens is organized in the shape of a festive circle?

Meghan had a career in acting for a living, obviously, but despite that, after the degree of attention she has faced ever since she started dating Prince Harry, the love child of two legendary actresses would have difficulty behaving this naturally. Her unwillingness to alter or even moderate her persona, despite it being so persistently, internationally ridiculed, is oddly heartening. In our unpredictable world, here is one thing we can rely on: Meghan will be like this, come what may. We will always know what to expect with her.

If you're not yet convinced by her message, a reminder that will surely come as a relief: you aren't required to. The UK has abolished national service these days, and if there were, it would be improbable to include streaming With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, conversely, you choose to watch and are overcome with jealousy about her flawless Christmas, there is hope either. Be you a duchess or a data administrator, no kid fully understands the time and energy their parent puts in in December. So you can take heart by imagining Archie and Lilibet's faces when they open a calligraphy note that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a DIY festive calendar, rather than a candy.