Countess LuAnn de Lesseps of The Real Housewives of New York City is finally using her failed 17-year marriage to French Count, Alexandre de Lesseps for more than just PR leverage. The Countess is doing her part to give back to the poor, the disenfranchised, the downtrodden – the average American woman.

With Prince William and Kate Middleton’s nuptuals just around the corner, the Countess has offered her advice to Popeater on how to bag a royal husband in seven easy steps. Her best tip?  Don’t act like a commoner.

In other words, fake it ‘till you make it.

“You must be comfortable with who you are. Kate Middleton is a great example of a commoner who just has such good energy and is so positive. That is really attractive to a royal.”

In an interview with People, de Lesseps discussed how she learned to be royalty and her reasons behind becoming the second Real Housewife to release a single.

“My book Class with the Countess is about my journey in life and how I learned to be elegant. I translated that into song, so I talk about how money can’t buy you class, but elegance can be learned… It doesn’t matter where you’re from — anybody can be classy.”

Though her intentions are good, the Countess’ tips and lyrics on nabbing a man leave much to be desired:

Money can’t buy you class
Money can’t buy you class
Elegance is learned, my friends
Elegance is learned

No, money can’t buy you class, but it can buy you a custom gown designed by some of the world’s greatest designers.  Just saying…

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