Indeed, it's Full of Absurdity, Extreme Hosting and Psychobabble. However, I Honestly Adore Meghan's Holiday Special.

No considering the season, it's perpetually open season for scrutiny on the Duchess of Sussex's televisual offering, With Love, Meghan. Commentators, from seasoned journalists to online pundits, have rarely been so united as when enthusiastically shredding the lifestyle show's earlier episodes apart. The prevailing view held that a greater royal outrage had never been witnessed than the now-infamous snack re-labeling incident.

Now, like a merry renegade master, she is back for another round with a "Christmas Special" (or a Christmas special). But this time, things have shifted. The usual elements audiences anticipate – meaningless jargon salads, overzealous entertaining – persist, but within the context of a Christmas special, the purpose becomes clear. The puzzle has come together; it's a perfect snow storm.

Now, Meghan resembles the quirky relative at most festive family gatherings – dispensing random tips, and contributing 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 a bit of a character, but her aura is known and strangely comforting. And she looks happy enough; she's causing the slightest hurt.

She knows her each tiny facial movement, word and glance will be analyzed and judged, but still appears relaxed and remarkably at ease.

Maybe this is the first occasion in history where that old chestnut – "Pay no mind, it's only envy" – could actually be true. The reason is, you know what?, everything in Meghan's Holiday Celebration honestly feels delightful. Yes, it's all cringily ultra-extra, foolishness and over the top – but is that not precisely what the holiday season is for? And the advice she gives might be laughable, but the life she leads seems authentically impeccably styled.

Whatever she sets her mind to, she accomplishes with style. Her cooking looks delicious, the holiday arrangement she creates is breathtaking, her gifts are practically too exquisite to unwrap. Nothing is ordinary or aesthetically displeasing – including the way she fastens her kitchen garment is artful and chic. She doesn't toss a meal in the oven, it "has a moment", and she creases wrapping paper like an origami guru. She also seems to be thoroughly enjoying herself from start to finish. How could any cynical observer not be won over, overcome by holiday spirit and left with a deep longing for crafted festive snaps or a vegetable display where greens is arranged in the form of a wreath?

Meghan was once an actress for a living, obviously, but even so, after the intensity of attention she has endured since she met Prince Harry, the love child of Meryl Streep and Judi Dench would struggle to act this naturally. Her unwillingness to alter or even tone down her persona, regardless of it being so constantly, internationally ridiculed, is weirdly comforting. In our uncertain world, here is something we can rely on: Meghan will be like this, no matter what. We will forever know where we are with her.

If you're remaining skeptical of her message, a thought that will certainly come as a relief: you aren't required to. We don't have mandatory conscription these days, and if there were, it would be improbable to include watching With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, however, you choose to watch and are overcome with envy about her flawless Christmas, there is hope either. If you are a royal or a everyday person, few children truly appreciates the time and energy their parent puts in in the holiday season. So you can find comfort by picturing the young royals' faces when they open a handwritten message that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a handcrafted holiday countdown, in place of a candy.