Meghan Markle's holiday special 'With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration' is an exercise in sheer emotional endurance. The 30-minute film begins with a jolly Meghan skipping through a Christmas tree farm, decked out in festive cheer and an aura of sanctimoniousness that quickly becomes overwhelming.
Throughout the program, Meghan indulges in cutesy holiday activities, including decorating trees, baking cookies, and hosting dinner parties for her friends. These scenes are intercut with snippets of conversation with various guests, including celebrity chef Will Guidara, tennis star Naomi Osaka, and Prince Harry, which occasionally inject a spark of humor into the otherwise saccharine proceedings.
Guidara's exchange with Meghan over their respective cooking skills is particularly cringe-worthy, as Meghan attempts to one-up him in a baking competition while he playfully teases her about her lack of culinary finesse. Meanwhile, Osaka's appearance is notable only for her visibly frazzled demeanor and polite but resigned responses to Meghan's queries.
The real treat, however, is the cameo by Prince Harry, who appears unobtrusively yet charmingly at a dinner party hosted by Meghan's mother. His aversion to various festive foods is both relatable and refreshing in its honesty.
Ultimately, 'With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration' feels like an exercise in forced cheeriness, with Meghan's relentless enthusiasm for all things festive wearing thin by the program's conclusion. While it may elicit a few smiles from viewers familiar with the royal family's public image, those seeking genuine holiday entertainment might find themselves reaching for some antacids or a stiff drink to counteract the sugar overload.
Throughout the program, Meghan indulges in cutesy holiday activities, including decorating trees, baking cookies, and hosting dinner parties for her friends. These scenes are intercut with snippets of conversation with various guests, including celebrity chef Will Guidara, tennis star Naomi Osaka, and Prince Harry, which occasionally inject a spark of humor into the otherwise saccharine proceedings.
Guidara's exchange with Meghan over their respective cooking skills is particularly cringe-worthy, as Meghan attempts to one-up him in a baking competition while he playfully teases her about her lack of culinary finesse. Meanwhile, Osaka's appearance is notable only for her visibly frazzled demeanor and polite but resigned responses to Meghan's queries.
The real treat, however, is the cameo by Prince Harry, who appears unobtrusively yet charmingly at a dinner party hosted by Meghan's mother. His aversion to various festive foods is both relatable and refreshing in its honesty.
Ultimately, 'With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration' feels like an exercise in forced cheeriness, with Meghan's relentless enthusiasm for all things festive wearing thin by the program's conclusion. While it may elicit a few smiles from viewers familiar with the royal family's public image, those seeking genuine holiday entertainment might find themselves reaching for some antacids or a stiff drink to counteract the sugar overload.