Your friend invited you to his/her birthday party, but you are unable to attend. Write a letter apologizing for your absence. In your letter: • State why you cannot go. • Explain your reason for not contacting your friend sooner. • Suggest another time to meet.

Dear Sal, I hope this letter finds you in good health. I’m really sorry I won’t be present at your birthday party next weekend. I am so pained because I am the main organizer of the whole thing but unfortunately there was nothing I could do about it. Do you remember me telling you about […]

Dear Amrutha, I hope you are doing well. I am writing to apologise for my absence at your birthday party on December 20. Thank you for your invitation, and advanced happy birthday to my best friend. I sincerely apologise for my absence because I have an appointment with a neurosurgeon in Delhi that day regarding […]

Dear Marc, I hope you are doing good. I regret to inform you that I can’t make it to your birthday celebration due to a sudden professional commitment has arisen today, which is an unavoidable legitimate reason. I have been selected for an interview for a Design Engineer position in a reputed international company, which […]