No one can resist a hot chixk's British accent. Don't forget that inspiration doesn't go deep. The inspiration is medieval times. That means nothing about voices
America is a much larger audience than Britain. I hate how they add in Brita just for the sake of adding in Brits. Star Wars 7 is a good example of what I mean. The series is American.
I don't know why I think this way. I probably shouldn't, but I hate it when movies and stuff do this
An option to have a female Link is most likely in the future... However it would complicate a certain motive to save Zelda, lose audiences and get hate from tons of people. A talking Link would do much better if done right