King’s Coronation 2023: Olympic Way renamed King’s Way to mark King Charles III celebration

To honour the coronation of King Charles III on May 6, north London neighbourhood Wembley Park will be holding a free-to-attend Coronation Day celebration. To mark the Wembley Park coronation celebration, the neighbourhood will be temporarily reverting the name of its well-known processional route to Wembley Stadium, Olympic Way, to its original name, King’s Way, throughout the entire month of May in recognition of His Majesty’s accession to the throne.

The route is widely recognized as ‘Wembley Way’ by football fans and music enthusiasts around the world. The renowned avenue can trace its roots back to the early 1900s, when it was originally named "King’s Way".

On July 6, 1948, Minister of Transport Alfred Barnes MP re-named it “Olympic Way” during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, also known as “the Austerity Games”, hosted in Wembley that year. Over the years, this famous walkway has welcomed countless athletes, musicians and international celebrities and featured on millions of TV screens across the world as a backdrop to events ranging from Live Aid in 1985 to the more recent UEFA Euro 2020 Games.