Yes, it's Brimming with Absurdity, Over-the-Top Hospitality and Psychobabble. Yet I Truly Cherish Meghan's Christmas Special.

No concerned with the time of year, it's constantly fair game for criticism on the Meghan Markle's TV show, With Love, Meghan. Critics, both professional and armchair, have rarely been so united as when eagerly tearing the program's initial installments to shreds. The prevailing view seemed to be a more egregious regal scandal had hardly ever taken place than the now-infamous pretzel-bagging incident.

Currently, in the spirit of a holiday maverick, she is back for another round with a "Festive Special" (or a yuletide episode). Yet now, it's different. The standard components audiences anticipate – vague self-help platitudes, extreme hosting – are still present, but within the context of a holiday show, suddenly it all makes sense. The puzzle has come perfectly; it's a perfect snow storm.

At this stage, Meghan resembles the eccentric aunt at most festive family gatherings – providing unasked-for guidance, and contributing 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 quite a personality, but her company is customary and strangely comforting. And she looks happy enough; she's inflicting a bit of damage.

She is aware her all subtle gestures, word and glance will be picked apart and criticised, but nonetheless looks unburdened and remarkably at ease.

Maybe this is the first occasion in history where that old chestnut – "Ignore them, they're just jealous" – may well be true. The reason is, let's face it, all aspects in Meghan's Holiday Celebration honestly feels charming. Admittedly, it's all awkwardly over-the-top, nonsense and over the top – but doesn't that represent exactly what Yuletide is for? And the advice she gives might be ridiculous, but the life she leads seems authentically beautifully curated.

Whatever she turns her beautifully manicured, diamond-adorned hand to, she pulls off with panache. Her cooking looks scrumptious, the festive decoration she makes is breathtaking, her presents are almost too pretty to tear into. Not a single thing is mediocre or aesthetically displeasing – including the way she fastens her apron is creative and fashionable. She doesn't throw a meal in the microwave, it "takes a twirl", and she creases wrapping paper like an origami guru. She also seems to be thoroughly enjoying herself throughout. How could any skeptical viewer not be charmed, overcome by seasonal cheer and left with a deep longing for personalized Christmas crackers or a crudites platter where greens is arranged in the shape of a Christmas ring?

Meghan was once an actress for a living, naturally, but despite that, after the level of examination she has weathered from the moment she became involved with Prince Harry, a theoretical combination of acting royalty would struggle to act this authentically. Her refusal to alter or even soften her persona, regardless of it being so relentlessly, widely parodied, is strangely reassuring. In our unpredictable world, here is one thing we can depend on: Meghan will be like this, whatever happens. We will consistently know where we are with her.

If you're not yet convinced by her brand, a point that will undoubtedly come as a relief: you don't have to. The UK has abolished mandatory conscription anymore, and were it to return, it would be unlikely to include viewing With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, however, you decide to tune in and are overcome with envy about her picture-perfect Christmas, all is not lost either. Whether you're a duchess or a office worker, few children fully understands the time and energy their parent expends in December. So you can console yourself by envisioning her children's faces when they reveal a handwritten message that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a handcrafted holiday countdown, rather than a sweet treat.