European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Spanish Royalty iranian controversy Crown Frankfurt fair byed Reavis staf writer if the importance of events can be judged by the social station of its honoured guests the 42nd Frankfurt Book fair must be a Meg event with the Queen of Spain attending. Her Royal highness Infanta Dona Elena of Spain is scheduled to appear at the official opening oct. 8 at Frankfurt a Fairgrounds. The fair is featuring culture and literature from the iberian Peninsula. Opening speeches will be made by Jordi Sale Tura Spanish minister of culture and Jurgen mall Mann German minister of economics. Frankfurt s show the largest Book fair in the world will be open to the Book Industry oct. 9-14 and to the Public oct. 12-13, for the first time in postwar history the number of countries participating in this years fair will not increase. More than 8,000 Book companies from 90 countries will exhibit their wares. Leading exhibitors at the fair Are Germany with 2,149 exhibitors great Britain 1,086the United states 763france 322italy 449switzerland 417spain 301the Netherlands 264austria 228china 213. Canada 122 and Japan 120. Spanish publishers institutions and official state organs have prepared a Rich and Mulli sided program for the fair. There Are not Only Hooks and readings by Spanish and South american authors planned but also Art exhibits and discussions on aspects of Spanish culture that will he held in the City Over the next six months. One of the most talked about topics before the Lair is the publication of the sequel to Margaret Mitchells blockbuster. Gone with the wind. Introduced to the Public simultaneously in 43 countries on sept. 23, Scarlett is already a financial Success. The Hamburg publisher Hoffmann und Campe hungarian author Gyorgy Konrad paid 1.5 million Marks about $900,000 for the German rights. A no problem Quot said a press spokesman for the company. A a we be already Rcd of cd that in subsidiary  a storm brewing Between fair officials and authors ended with a Victory for Solidarity with Salman Rushdie. Fair officials raised the ire of Many German authors and publishers by breaking a year Long Boycott and inviting eight iranian publishers to attend the fair. German author Gunter grass the tin drum and others publicly denounced the decision. Grass and other writers and publishers accused Hook fair officials of spineless Ness for inviting the iranians. But this past week fair officials changed their decision and said no to the iranians. The officials feared there might be a mass walkout of exhibitors or unpleasant demonstrations at the iranian stands. Rushdie fell under the moslem Fatwa a cleric ally pronounced death penalty a in february 1989 w Hen the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini condemned him for alleged blasphemy in the Rushdie Book the satanic v Erses. The author went into hiding to escape paid assassins that reportedly swarmed out to kill him. The japanese translator of the Book Hitoshi Igarashi was found stabbed to death on july 12 at Tsukuda University where lie worked. The books italian translator Floore Capriolo barely escaped losing his life during a july 3 knifing attack in Milan. Capriolo said his assailant identified himself As an iranian. A year ago the fair sponsors and Industry pledged to support Rushdie until the death warrant was cancelled. Fair director Peter Weidhaas confirm cd reports there was pressure from the German foreign ministry in Bonn to allow the iranians in to help improve German iranian business relations acid Hasse assistant Helmut von Der Lahr at a recent press conference said he had spoken to Rushdie in August and the British author had raised no objections to the iranian publishers coming to the fair. Rushdie had Only said Iran should not be allowed to present that a a As a Victory a Lahr said. After a meeting Between the publishers association and fair officials on sept. 26, the management of the Book fair issued a statement saying it was withdrawing the invitation to the iranians. Weidhaas said fair officials could not predict at the time of the invitation that two translators of works by Rushdie would be victims of attacks shortly afterwards. Every year the association of publishers and booksellers of the Federal Republic of Germany awards its prestigious 25,000-Mark $15,000 peace prize of the German Book Trade. This years recipient is the hungarian author Gyorgy Konrad Konrad 57, will be honoured on oct. 13 in St. Paul a Church in Frankfurt for his work in overcoming the East West bloc mentality that grew out of the postwar situation. Among past recipients of the prize which has been awarded since 1950, were Albert Schweitzer in 1951, Martin Buber in 1953, Hermann l less in 1955, Tutor ton Wilder in 1957, Yehudi Menuhin in 1979, George of Kennan in 1982, Octavio p to in 1984 and Vaclav Havel in 1989. The look Industry part of the fair will run oct. 9-14 from 9 . To 6 30 . And on oct. 14 from 9 . To 2 . The Public portion of oct. 12-13 pliers tickets at 10 Marks $6 a  Charles wont Buck the Queens Palace guard by Graham heathc0te the associated press Ilc inside Buckingham Palace is so a re fully arranged that when Prince Charles wants to meet his Mother Ouen Elizabeth ii he has to Send her a written request a new Book says. Quot it sounds extraordinary but it s True. Life at the Palace is carefully limed and arranged by memos Quot said Andrew Morton a British journalist who Lias reported about the Royal family Lor 10 years. Quot it s an antediluvian system hut it s developed Over centuries Ami it works Quot the journalist said lie relates the Story in his seventh Hook about the Royal family. Inside Buckingham Palace. There was no Hope of getting the Book s allegations confirmed from the Palace itself Quot its not a matter of no comments a we never say anything about a ticks written about the Royal family a said spokesman Dickie arbiter Morton a news Agency Palace press is solely devoted to the Royal family s doings. He said Calls from the International Media for stories about the family Are endless. Quot i did no to have the official cooperation of the Palace in writing the Book but if you cover one beat for 10 years you develop a lot of inside contacts and learn a lot Quot he said. Among the anecdotes in his Hook a when the Princess of Wales meets the Queen she kisses the Monarch on each Cheek and on the hand and then makes a deep formal curtsy. Diana addresses the Queen As  a the Queen can do the crossword in the times of London reckoned As pretty difficult a in Lour minutes. A at banquets the Steward operates a set of traffic lights behind the Queen s chair to avoid collisions Between butlers and footmen. A it takes tree  to Lay the places for a ban Quet and three Days to Wash up afterwards. The Gold Silver Glass and plate for each setting costs a at least 3,000 pounds $5,000 Quot Morton says. A about 80 percent of the staff earn less than $17,000 a year but those living in get free food and lodging. Morton 37, gave this account of a Palace event last february when the Queen saw Snow falling and decided to feed the ducks on the Palace Lake a the Queen rang for her most senior servant Christopher Bray Page of the Back stairs. Bray passed the message to the number one Footman who telephoned the chef who told the Kitchen staff to Cut bread into uniform strips. A Footman made the half mile round trip to pick up the wrapped package Quot Morton said. A Peggy Hoath the Queens senior Dresser Laid out the Queens favorite Green herringbone overcoat galoshes gloves and Woollen Scarf. Bray then summoned Fahle myth spark and the rest of the Royal corgis from their own room near the study to accompany their mistress and delivered the bread on a Silver Salver to the  inside Buckingham Palace was published by Michael o Mara books Ltd last month and writ be published by Summit books of new York at the end of october Page 8 a sunday september 29, 1991