Queen Elizabeth and the dismay at the scene of the Capaci massacre: “Incredible”

The unusually uncertain, almost trembling step. The gaze down on the chasm on the highway, as if in disbelief. Three strings of pearls around the neck, one on the head toque red and blue to match the suit. In the unreal silence of a May afternoon, Queen Elizabeth, shortly after landing at the Punta Raisi airport with Prince Philip, lets herself go to a single word, uttered in a low voice.