WWII honeytrap agent – who was employed to try to seduce British spy recruits to see in the event that they rebuffed her and had been match for the job – is buried with full navy honours after her loss of life at 98

A Second World War secret agent who trained allied spies to resist honeytrap plots has been buried with full military honours. 

Noreen Riols, who died on January 2 aged 98, would test recruits by meeting them at a hotel in Bournemouth, giving them drinks and seeing if they would spill secrets about their work. 

Those who passed the test were considered suitable for work behind enemy lines. 

Noreen’s funeral was held at the Church Maisons Laffitte near Paris, where she lived for the past 70 years and had five children, on Monday. 

Flagbearers formed a guard of honour as her coffin was carried to its resting place while a bugler played Last Post. 

Noreen was born in Malta to a naval officer and grew up in the city of London. 

Speaking fluent French, she joined the Special Operations Executive, which was based at Beaulieu in the New Forest. 

Noreen Riols (pictured) would test recruits during World War Two by meeting them at a hotel in Bournemouth, giving them drinks and seeing if they would spill secrets about their work

Noreen meeting Brigitte Macron at the D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations in Normandy last June

Noreen Riols with Prince William at the D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations in Normandy

At only 18, the glamorous youngster would seduce recruits at a hotel and see if she could get them to talk about their work. 

She once said: ‘I hated it. I almost prayed that they wouldn’t talk. It was awful to have to betray them.’

After the war ended, Noreen trained as a nurse in Romania before moving to Paris in 1956 to work for the BBC. She married a Frenchman and the couple had five children. 

A great grandmother, Noreen was awarded the Legion D’Honneur and became an MBE in 2023. 

She was photographed with the world leaders at the 80th anniversary celebrations in Normandy in June. 

One photo shows her shaking hands by Prince William, who attended the D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations.