Britain's Queen Elizabeth Ii is Escorted by Royal Academy President Martin Rees As She Arrives For the Royal Society's 350th Anniversary Convocation Held at the Royal Festival Hall in South London Britain 23 June 2010 the Royal Society is the National Academy of Science of the Uk and the Commonwealth It Supports Young Scientists Engineers and Technologists Influences Science Policy and Debates Scientific Issues with the Public It is an Independent Charitable Body Which Derives Its Authoritative Status From Over 1400 Fellows and Foreign Members United Kingdom London