Admittedly, it's Brimming with Nonsense, Extreme Hosting and Self-Help Jargon. But I Do Cherish Meghan's Festive Episode.

No concerned with the time of year, it's perpetually fair game for criticism on the Meghan Markle's TV show, With Love, Meghan. Reviewers, from seasoned journalists to online pundits, have hardly ever agreed so completely as when gleefully ripping the lifestyle show's earlier episodes to shreds. The general consensus was that a greater royal outrage had never been witnessed than the notorious pretzel re-packaging incident.

Now, like a merry renegade master, she makes a comeback once again with a "Festive Special" (aka a yuletide episode). But this time, things have shifted. The standard components viewers are accustomed to – meaningless jargon salads, extreme hosting – persist, but within the context of a Christmas special, the purpose becomes clear. The elements have slid into place; it's a flawless festive blizzard.

Now, Meghan is like the oddball family member at most festive family gatherings – dispensing unsolicited, unnecessary advice, 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 unexpectedly soothing. And she seems happy enough; she's not doing the slightest hurt.

She knows her every micro expression, word and look will be picked apart and criticised, but nonetheless looks relaxed and too blessed to be stressed.

It could be this is the initial instance in history where that old chestnut – "Ignore them, they're just jealous" – may well be true. Because, let's face it, everything in Meghan's Holiday Celebration truly is lovely. Granted, it's all painfully excessive, nonsense and flamboyant – but is that not just what Christmas is about? And the advice she gives might be ridiculous, but the life she leads appears to be impeccably styled.

Whatever she sets her mind to, she pulls off with style. Her recipes looks delicious, the holiday arrangement she makes is gorgeous, her gifts are almost too pretty to unwrap. Nothing is ordinary or visually unappealing – even the way she secures her kitchen garment is creative and fashionable. She doesn't bung a meal in the microwave, it "takes a twirl", and she creases wrapping paper like an paper-folding expert. She also seems to be thoroughly enjoying herself throughout. How could any hate-watcher not be convinced, bursting with seasonal cheer and left with a deep longing for handmade crackers or a vegetable display where broccoli is positioned in the form of a festive circle?

Meghan was once an actress for a living, of course, but even so, after the level of attention she has weathered since she started dating Prince Harry, even a hypothetical offspring of Meryl Streep and Judi Dench would struggle to act this authentically. Her unwillingness to alter or even moderate her routine, despite it being so relentlessly, internationally ridiculed, is weirdly comforting. In our volatile world, here is something we can depend on: Meghan will remain herself, no matter what. We will forever know where we are with her.

If you're remaining skeptical of her message, a point that will certainly come as a reassurance: you are not obligated to. We don't have the draft these days, and if there were, it would be doubtful to include watching With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, conversely, you decide to tune in and are overcome with longing about her flawless Christmas, you can take solace either. If you are a royal or a data administrator, few children completely grasps the dedication and labor their parent puts in in the holiday season. So you can take heart by picturing Archie and Lilibet's faces when they open a calligraphy note that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a handcrafted holiday countdown, instead of a candy.