Indeed, it's Full of Gibberish, Extreme Hosting and Self-Help Jargon. But I Do Adore Meghan's Holiday Special.

No concerned with the season, it's constantly open season for commentary on the Duchess of Sussex's Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. Commentators, from seasoned journalists to online pundits, have rarely been so united as when enthusiastically shredding the program's first and second seasons to shreds. The prevailing view held that a bigger monarchy-related faux pas had never been witnessed than the notorious snack re-labeling incident.

Presently, like a merry renegade master, she has returned for another round with a "Holiday Celebration" (or a Christmas special). Yet now, the dynamic has changed. The standard components audiences anticipate – psychobabble word salads, extreme hosting – persist, but framed of a Christmas special, suddenly it all makes sense. The pieces have fallen perfectly; it's a perfect snow storm.

By this point, Meghan is like the oddball family member at Christmas celebrations everywhere – dispensing random tips, 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 oddly reassuring. And she seems happy enough; she's causing any harm.

She understands her each tiny facial movement, syllable and look will be analyzed and judged, but still appears carefree and serenely untroubled.

Perhaps this is the only time in history where that clichéd phrase – "Ignore them, they're just jealous" – could actually be true. The reason is, let's face it, all aspects in Meghan's Holiday Celebration is delightful. Admittedly, it's all awkwardly over-the-top, nonsense and over the top – but isn't that exactly what Christmas is about? And the advice she gives might be absurd, but the life she leads seems authentically beautifully curated.

Whatever she attempts, she pulls off with flair. Her recipes looks delicious, the wreath she crafts is breathtaking, her presents are almost too pretty to open. Not a single thing is mediocre or aesthetically displeasing – including the way she secures her apron is creative and fashionable. She doesn't throw a dish in the microwave, it "takes a twirl", and she folds wrapping paper like an origami guru. She also seems to be genuinely relishing herself the entire time. How could any hate-watcher not be charmed, bursting with holiday spirit and left with a powerful yearning for crafted festive snaps or a crudites platter where broccoli is organized in the form of a wreath?

Meghan was once an actress for a living, of course, but despite that, after the level of scrutiny she has endured from the moment she met Prince Harry, a theoretical combination of acting royalty would find it hard to appear this authentically. Her unwillingness to modify or even tone down her shtick, even though it being so constantly, internationally ridiculed, is strangely reassuring. In our uncertain world, here is something we can depend on: Meghan will remain herself, whatever happens. We will consistently know what to expect with her.

If you're not yet convinced by her message, a thought that will certainly come as a comfort: you are not obligated to. We don't have mandatory conscription these days, and were it to return, it would be unlikely to include watching With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, conversely, you decide to tune in and are gripped with envy about her flawless Christmas, you can take solace either. Whether you're a duchess or a data administrator, few children truly appreciates the effort and hard work their mother expends in December. So you can take heart by picturing the young royals' faces when they unfold a handwritten message that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a homemade Advent calendar, rather than a candy.

Rebecca Kennedy
Rebecca Kennedy

A seasoned gaming analyst with over a decade of experience in online casino strategies and player psychology.