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

No matter the season, it's constantly open season for scrutiny on the Meghan Markle's televisual offering, With Love, Meghan. Commentators, expert and amateur alike, have hardly ever agreed so completely as when gleefully ripping the lifestyle show's initial installments to shreds. The common opinion held that a more egregious regal scandal had never been witnessed than the now-infamous pretzel re-packaging incident.

Now, like a merry renegade master, she is back for another round with a "Festive Special" (also known as a yuletide episode). Yet now, it's different. The standard components audiences anticipate – psychobabble word salads, extreme hosting – are still present, but within the context of a holiday show, the purpose becomes clear. The puzzle has come into place; it's a ideal seasonal storm.

By this point, Meghan is like the eccentric aunt at the typical holiday get-together – providing unasked-for guidance, and delivering the odd random outburst. ("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 a bit of a character, but her company is customary and strangely comforting. And she seems pleased; she's causing any harm.

She is aware her every micro expression, word and gaze will be picked apart and scrutinized, but nonetheless looks carefree and too blessed to be stressed.

Maybe this is the first occasion in history where that well-worn saying – "Ignore them, they're just jealous" – could actually be true. Since, you know what?, all aspects in Meghan's Holiday Celebration is lovely. Granted, it's all cringily ultra-extra, foolishness and extravagant – but doesn't that represent exactly what Christmas is all about? And the advice she gives might be ridiculous, but the example she sets appears to be impeccably styled.

Whatever she sets her mind to, she pulls off with panache. Her recipes looks tasty, the wreath she crafts is breathtaking, her presents are nearly too beautiful to open. Not a single thing is average or visually unappealing – even the way she ties her kitchen garment is stylish and elegant. She doesn't bung a dish in the microwave, it "takes a twirl", and she creases gift paper like an craft master. She also seems to be completely savoring herself throughout. How could any skeptical viewer not be convinced, bursting with festive joy and left with a intense desire for handmade crackers or a vegetable display where greens is positioned in the likeness of a wreath?

Meghan was once an actress for a living, obviously, but nonetheless, after the level of attention she has endured from the moment she met Prince Harry, a theoretical combination of acting royalty would struggle to act this naturally. Her unwillingness to alter or even tone down her persona, regardless of it being so persistently, globally mocked, is strangely reassuring. In our volatile world, here is something we can rely on: Meghan will remain herself, come what may. We will always know our position with her.

If you're not yet convinced by her message, a reminder that will surely come as a comfort: you aren't required to. The UK has abolished the draft these days, and were it to return, it would be improbable to include streaming With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, however, you willingly check it out and are overcome with envy about her picture-perfect Christmas, you can take solace either. Be you a royal or a office worker, hardly any child truly appreciates the time and energy their mum expends in December. So you can take heart by imagining her children's faces when they unfold a handwritten message that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a DIY festive calendar, rather than a sweet treat.