Indeed, it's Full of Gibberish, Over-the-Top Hospitality and Self-Help Jargon. But I Do Adore Meghan's Christmas Special.

No matter the time of year, it's constantly hunting season for commentary on the Duchess of Sussex's TV show, With Love, Meghan. Critics, expert and amateur alike, have seldom found such common ground as when enthusiastically shredding the lifestyle show's initial installments to pieces. The prevailing view held that a bigger monarchy-related faux pas had never been witnessed than the notorious pretzel re-packaging incident.

Now, in the spirit of a holiday maverick, she is back with a new offering with a "Festive Special" (aka a yuletide episode). However on this occasion, it's different. The usual elements audiences anticipate – vague self-help platitudes, intense hospitality – are still present, but framed of a Christmas special, the purpose becomes clear. The pieces have fallen into place; it's a ideal seasonal storm.

Now, Meghan has become the eccentric aunt at Christmas celebrations everywhere – dispensing unasked-for guidance, and delivering 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 strangely comforting. And she seems pleased; she's causing a bit of damage.

She is aware her all subtle gestures, utterance and glance will be picked apart and criticised, but manages to seem carefree and remarkably at ease.

It could be this is the first occasion in history where that well-worn saying – "Don't listen, it's pure jealousy" – could actually be true. Because, let's face it, each element in Meghan's Holiday Celebration is delightful. Granted, it's all painfully excessive, foolishness and flamboyant – but doesn't that represent precisely what Yuletide is about? And the words she speaks might be ridiculous, but the life she leads appears to be impeccably styled.

Whatever she turns her beautifully manicured, diamond-adorned hand to, she accomplishes with panache. Her cooking looks scrumptious, the wreath she creates is stunning, her gifts are nearly too beautiful to unwrap. Nothing is mediocre or aesthetically displeasing – even the way she ties her kitchen garment is creative and fashionable. She doesn't throw a dish in the microwave, it "goes for a spin", and she creases gift paper like an craft master. She also seems to be genuinely relishing herself the entire time. How could any hate-watcher not be convinced, bursting with seasonal cheer and left with a intense desire for personalized Christmas crackers or a crudites platter where broccoli is positioned in the likeness of a festive circle?

Meghan was once an actress for a living, naturally, but even so, after the intensity of examination she has endured from the moment she started dating Prince Harry, a theoretical combination of Meryl Streep and Judi Dench would find it hard to appear this authentically. Her unwillingness to modify or even tone down her persona, regardless of it being so persistently, widely parodied, is oddly heartening. In our uncertain world, here is one thing we can depend on: Meghan will remain herself, come what may. We will consistently know our position with her.

If you're not yet convinced by what she's selling, a point that will surely come as a relief: you don't have to. The UK has abolished the draft in this country, and were it to return, it would be unlikely to include viewing With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, however, you willingly check it out and are consumed by envy about her flawless Christmas, all is not lost either. Be you a royal or a data administrator, hardly any child completely grasps the dedication and labor their parent does in the holiday season. So you can find comfort by imagining the young royals' faces when they open a handwritten message that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a handcrafted holiday countdown, instead of a candy.