Royal Wedding: Children All Over the World Highly Anticipating Marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton

ABC News traveled the globe to find out what kids think of the royal wedding.

ByABC News
April 28, 2011, 2:59 PM

April 28, 2011— -- As the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton approaches, ABC News traveled the globe to find out what children think of the highly-anticipated event. At primary schools as far from England as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Japan and South Africa, kids know about the future royal couple and are excitedly waiting to watch the event.

Watch a special "20/20" Thursday at 8 p.m. ET for a behind-the-scenes look at the life that awaits Kate Middleton, and join us again at 4 a.m. Friday for ABC News' live coverage of the royal wedding with Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters.

At Umid High School in Kabul, Afghanistan, ABC News found a classroom full of excited royal watchers. "I know about the wedding," young Husay told us. "It's a big royal wedding [they] will celebrate in a big hotel and a lot of people will join this wedding." She plans on watching the event on television as the event is broadcast live around the globe.

In Pakistan, at the Stepping Stone School in Islamabad, young students also knew all about the royal couple. "William is the son of Lady Diana and Harry is his brother," said Manay as she excitedly showed her drawings of the future royals. Her classmate Maryam sounded a bit more grounded, telling us, "I like to be a princess, but really I want to be a doctor like my father."

Even though they are half a world away, Japanese students ABC News met at Tokyo's K. International School were similarly excited about the wedding. Malini told ABC News, "I think it's going to look beautiful because like because it's a royal wedding and they're gonna be some red curtains with chairs and everything is going to look amazing."

At Moscow's Slovak-English-American "Marina" school, Cold-war era hostilities have not dampened the enthusiasm of young students eager to watch the royal spectacle. Little Nikita was very specific, telling ABC News, "I know that Prince William and Kate Middleton will have a wedding and they will be husband on wife. It will be on the 29th of April at Westminster Abbey." Young Olga even gave her prediction of what the bride will be wearing tomorrow when she arrives at the Abbey, "I think she [will be] beautiful in a white dress with blue eyes…with earrings, with a ring on her finger, with beautiful white shoes [and] with a white dress."

In South Africa's Cooper College Primary School in Johannesburg, little Khumo sounded like a royal historian. "[Prince William's] mom died in a car accident and his dad got married to another lady," he told ABC News. "[Prince William] then saw Kate Middleton and then they chose to get married and then he gave the ring to her so they can get married."

In England itself, kids at St. James School of Kensington could not seem more excited about the event. Telling Diane Sawyer, who visited the school, what they would ask for if they lived in Buckingham Palace. "Swimming pool!," "Go cart!," "Harley Motorbike!" and "Football pitch!" they exclaimed.

Most touching was the children's response to what they would do if they were king or queen, and what they think are the responsibilities that come with those positions. In Afghanistan, little Zarlash took a very sober approach, telling ABC News, "if I could help my people, solve my people, then I want to be queen, otherwise I cannot." Khumo said, "I think they look after people, look after sick people and they look after orphans."

Check out our interactive map, where you can learn more about the kids ABC News met, and see video of their classrooms and drawings of the future royal couple.