HAPLESS HARRY PUSHES FOR DEAL WITH DYING DAD

Last chance to reclaim royal dignity before William grabs throne

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King Charles' health is playing a big part in his younger son's plans. He arrived for a meeting with Harry in London on Sept. 10

PATHETIC Prince Harry is desperate to reclaim his royal role in the U.K. after five years in exile in America, so he's scrambling to cut an ironclad deal with dying dad King Charles before his vengeful brother, Prince William, ascends to the throne and ices him out for good, sources say.

While the lonely renegade's wounded ego may be soothed by returning to the fold as a part-time palace rep, the bid to rejoin his blue-blooded kin could push his marriage to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to the brink — and set the stage for an epic custody battle over the couple's two young kids, tipsters warn.

An insider explains, “Before Harry officially left the family, he had said he wanted to split his time between the U.K. and California, and the royals didn’t let him because they told him he couldn't have one foot in and one foot out. They said, ‘You are either all or nothing,’ and then he said, ‘Well, I'm out.’”

Prince William will do all he can to prevent Harry's return to the royal fold, spies say