when the 'dukes' were amalgamated with the prince of wales's own regiment of yorkshire and the green howards' to form the yorkshire regiment on 6 june 2006. the right to march was finally ended as the award did not give the right, for the freedom to march, to be passed on to any heirs or successors. the majority of the yorkshire regiment is now composed of soldiers from the north and eastern areas of yorkshire. the yorkshire regiment requested the right to march to be transferred to them. however, the county borough no longer exists and so there was no authority to do so. the 'freedom' given by kirklees to the 3rd battalion of the yorkshire volunteers did not permit any transfer to heirs or successors and effectively that freedom also ceased when the battalion was amalgamated into the east and west riding regiment. the east and west riding regiment ceased to exist on 6 june 2006, having been merged into the yorkshire regiment as its 4th battalion. kirklees metropolitan borough council, as successors to the huddersfield borough council, amended the original 'freedom' and transferred the 'freedom' to the yorkshire regiment, at a freedom parade on 25 october 2008.