A MAN who has emerged from the lying-in-state queue is struggling to get used to normal civilian life, it has emerged.
Having stood in line for 11 hours to pay his respects to the Queen, mourner Josh Hudson emerged blinking from Westminster Hall into a strange new world free from the rules of his previous life in the queue.
He said: “I’ve been waiting for this moment for so long, but now it’s finally here I don’t know what to do with myself. You’re telling me I can walk down the street as fast as I like or have a sit down? Madness.
“It feels like a lifetime ago that I joined the back of the queue and started slowly shuffling towards my eventual freedom. In many ways I was a different person; younger, more naive. Time in the queue gives you a new perspective.
“The queue wasn’t all bad though. I made lots of friends and we’ve promised to stay in contact on the outside. I’ve even learnt my lesson and will never join a massive queue without snacks ever again.”
Hudson’s partner Kelly Howard said: “Re-entering the real world has been a real shock to Josh’s system. I’m thinking of taking him to Thorpe Park to help him acclimatise. The queues aren’t as big but they should help take the edge off.”
