Trying to Configure UIImageView Inside of UIStackView with Dynamic Images - uiimageview

I have an UITableViewCell subclass used for displaying a social feed. I am having trouble figuring out how to configure my UIImageViewCells to display images so that they retain their aspect ratio.
I have three images that I am trying to display in my UITableViewCells to ensure that dynamic images are being displayed correctly, which they are not.
The following images are the test images:
Here is the result of my attempt to display the images properly in my UITableViewCells:
I am using a UIStackView to contain body text, which is blurred out above each image in the cell, and the image below the body text. I have the body text's encompassing UILabel set to resize to fit the content, which works as expected.
The image's encompassing UIImageView is set up as follows:
The UIImageView is set to have an equal width compared to the body text's UILabel.
The UIImageView's contentMode property is set to .aspectFill.
What I am expecting:
The UIImageView should only grow to be as wide as the body text's UILabel.
The UIImageView to retain the image's aspect ratio, allowing the UIImageView's height to grow or shrink as necessary.
For reference, following is an image of my timeline from Tweetbot that displays what I am expecting. Notice that the images are all different sizes, retaining their correct aspect ratios:
How can I configure Auto Layout with the missing constraints to allow my images to retain their aspect ratio when added to a UIStackView?

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