On 4 July 1968 Alec Rose, a green grocer, was cheered by hundreds of thousands in a triumphant reception on his return to Portsmouth Harbour. He had sailed his boat, the Lively Lady, single handedly round the world in a journey taking 354 days. The next day he was knighted by the Queen. He was 59.
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