The uniforms are sure, as are all dress uniforms, but they are armed with a modern weapon*. These aren’t ‘pretend’ soldiers, while they’re doing guard duty, the other half of the regiment is on active deployment.
Oh, and our current government would like to make them immune from prosecution for any and all crimes.
*(they may or may not have live ammunition depending on the threat level, but that bayonet on the end is real enough)
