Yes, it's Packed with Nonsense, Extreme Hosting and Psychobabble. But I Do Love Meghan's Christmas Special.

No considering the season, it's perpetually fair game for criticism on the Duchess of Sussex's televisual offering, With Love, Meghan. Critics, expert and amateur alike, have rarely been so united as when gleefully ripping the lifestyle show's first and second seasons apart. The common opinion was that a greater royal outrage had hardly ever taken place than the now-infamous pretzel-bagging incident.

Presently, as a festive rebel, she is back once again with a "Festive Special" (also known as a yuletide episode). However on this occasion, things have shifted. The usual elements audiences anticipate – vague self-help platitudes, overzealous entertaining – persist, but within the context of a holiday show, the purpose becomes clear. The puzzle has come perfectly; it's a flawless festive blizzard.

At this stage, Meghan has become the eccentric aunt at the typical holiday get-together – 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 an interesting figure, but her company is customary and strangely comforting. And she looks pleased; she's causing the slightest hurt.

She knows her every micro expression, utterance and glance will be picked apart and judged, but manages to seem unburdened and serenely untroubled.

Perhaps this is the only time in history where that old chestnut – "Don't listen, it's pure jealousy" – might be true. Because, let's face it, all aspects in Meghan's Holiday Celebration truly is charming. Granted, it's all painfully excessive, nonsense and extravagant – but isn't that exactly what Christmas is all about? And the advice she gives might be laughable, but the life she leads seems authentically beautifully curated.

Whatever she sets her mind to, she executes with flair. Her cooking looks delicious, the festive decoration she makes is stunning, her gifts are practically too exquisite to tear into. Nothing is average or ugly – even the way she ties her kitchen garment is creative and fashionable. She doesn't toss a meal in the oven, it "goes for a spin", and she wraps 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 charmed, overcome by holiday spirit and left with a deep longing for handmade crackers or a crudites platter where broccoli is arranged in the form of a festive circle?

Meghan was once an actress for a living, obviously, but despite that, after the degree of examination she has endured since she met Prince Harry, a theoretical combination of Meryl Streep and Judi Dench would have difficulty behaving this naturally. Her decision to alter or even moderate her shtick, even though it being so relentlessly, widely parodied, is oddly heartening. In our volatile world, here is something we can rely on: Meghan will stay true to form, no matter what. We will consistently know our position with her.

If you're remaining skeptical of her brand, a point that will undoubtedly come as a comfort: you are not obligated to. There isn't the draft anymore, and if there were, it would be doubtful to include viewing With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, however, you willingly check it out and are gripped with jealousy about her idyllic Christmas, there is hope either. Whether you're a duchess or a everyday person, hardly any child truly appreciates the time and energy their mum expends in the holiday season. So you can console yourself by imagining Archie and Lilibet's faces when they open a beautifully scripted letter that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a homemade Advent calendar, rather than a chocolate.