Kate wore a co-ordinating pink look for the virtual meeting
Jasmine told Kate: I would like to change male perspective on females. It s not about woman believing they can do something because we can, we kind of know that already. We do know that deep down, it s just the external factors that say you can t. There’s a much bigger picture that is important to change.
The Duchess then replied: Exactly, well your achievement has made massive progress in helping to change that perception. so if nothing else, it s given a huge door opener to so many other young women with that idea, with determination, with bravery and confidence, so much is really achievable, so a huge well done.
The youngest woman to row solo across an ocean has told the Duchess of Cambridge she hopes her feat changes perspectives about what women can achieve.
Jasmine Harrison, 21, completed the 3,000-mile Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to Antigua in 70 days, three hours and 48 minutes.
In a phone conversation with Kate released to coincide with International Women’s Day, the Yorkshirewoman expressed hope her efforts would shift perceptions for “people that think that something can’t be done and it can be”.
“I would like to change male perspectives on females,” Ms Harrison added.
“It’s not about women believing they can do something because we can, we kind of know that (we can) already.”
Kate Middleton congratulates Jasmine Harrison on record-breaking row. Kate Middleton is celebrating Jasmine Harrison s record-breaking row across the Atlantic Ocean.