What are the men in red that stand in front of the Buckingham Palace?

Question

What are the men in red that stand in front of the Buckingham Palace?

Answer 1

Soldiers from the brigade of Guards.  They are an armoured division normally [tanks] but also perform ceremonial duties guarding the Queen.

Answer 2

Prince Albert tobacco salesmen?

Answer 3

guards

Answer 4

They are her guards:"The Queen's Guard and Queen's Life Guard are the names given to contingents of soldiers charged with guarding the official royal residences in London. The British Army had regiments of both Horse Guards and Foot Guards predating the English Restoration (1660), and, since the reign of King Charles II, these have been responsible for guarding the Sovereign Palaces.

The Queen has a number of homes, both official (Buckingham Palace, St James's Palace, Windsor Castle and Holyrood House in Scotland) and private (Sandringham and Balmoral), but it is only at the London and Windsor Palaces and Holyroodhouse that a guard is mounted.

London

The Queen's Guard in London changes in the Forecourt of Buckingham Palace at 11:30am every day in the summer and every other day in the winter. The Guard comprises two detachments, one each for Buckingham Palace and St James's Palace, under the command of the Captain of The Queen's Guard. "

Read more about them at http://www.army.mod.uk/ceremonialandheri...

and at http://www.royal.gov/uk/output/Page569.a... click on "Visiting"

Answer 5

Palace Guards?

And sort of Mauve in the wintertime.

Answer 6

Beefeaters

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/...

oops yeah I gave you the name of those who guard the tower of London .. OOOPSIE