Alex and Anna Chapman divorced in 2006. She was swapped for Sergei Skripal and is now a successful TV host

The British husband of Russian agent Anna Chapman — the spy swapped for Sergei Skripal — died two years ago at the age of 36.

Alex Chapman was married to the secret agent for four years until their divorce in 2006. He was a trainee psychologist and she was a student when they met at a rave in London. After a whirlwind romance they married in Moscow without telling their parents.

Yesterday a member of Mr Chapman’s family told the Mail Online there were no suspicious circumstances to his death. They said: “It was very distressing at the time, but he died from natural causes.”

Mr Chapman’s father, Kevin, said: “It was two years ago and that is all I will say.”

Four years after