There has to be some give and take here, by everyone. He's a foreign head of state, a celebrity in some respects, an official requiring security in other respects. The press/media/photographers have a job to do as well, people are intrigued by the notion of "someone important" being about, and everyone will be impacted in some small or perceived large ways while he's in town. But I think we would all do well to quickly develop the "fatigue" that seems to be all the rage as of late.
I can appreciate not wanting to be hassled while on vacation with my family. After all, don't we typically take vacation to get away from those hassles? In my reading of the accounts he addressed the press earlier in the day, asked that they not take photos during his stay, the guys on the boat didn't get that message, but once they did they appear to have been quite understanding. And to Puck's point, I guess he deserves a measure of respect for confronting the photographers on his own -- kind of gutsy. We could use more of that from our French "allies".
But all this being said and done, he's just another guy with a family taking a break from his job. I can think of nothing better than him wrapping up the remainder of his peaceful visit and remarking, "We had a wonderful time here. This is really a great place to be on holiday."
And then everyone wins.