Your friend is celebrating her birthday soon and has invited you to a party. But you are unable to come because you are going to attend an important meeting that day.

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Dear Samantha,

How lovely it is to receive your letter exactly when I was thinking of you. I am so happy that things are wonderful at your end. I am overwhelmed to be invited to your birthday party on the coming 24th November 2022.  I wish you an advance happy birthday and thank you for inviting me. It means a lot to me.

I sincerely wish to meet you at your birthday party to say happy birthday in person, but unfortunately, the date contradicts our board meeting schedule. It saddens me to say that I will not be able to make it as I will be at the meeting the whole day. This meeting is utterly important for all the staff and there is no way to skip it. I wish I truly could!

I would, however, like to meet you sometime in December as I will visit your city during this time. I will bring you a birthday present and I am sure we will enjoy our time together.

With lots of love and best wishes for our lovely birthday girl.

Sonia